Nafanga

Nafanga is a rural commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 274 square kilometers and includes 6 villages.[3]

Village scene at Kani (Nafanga Commune), April 2014
Village scene at Nintabougoro (Nafanga Commune), April 2015
  • Dougouniona
  • Kani
  • Karangasso
  • Nintabougoro
  • Tianhirisso
  • Zéguésso
Nafanga
Commune
Nafanga
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°16′54″N 5°15′28″W
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleKoutiala Cercle
Area
 • Total274 km2 (106 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total9,273
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

In the 2009 census it had a population of 9,273.[2] The village of Karangasso, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 26 km southeast of Koutiala.

References
  1. Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-12-14, retrieved 2013-11-25. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. Resultats RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2012.
  3. Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2012, retrieved 25 November 2013.


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