Kolokani Cercle
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Kolokani Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Koulikoro Region
of Mali
. Its seat is the town of Kolokani
, which is also its largest settlement. It lies directly to the north of Kati Cercle
. Also to the south, (surrounded by the Kati Cercle) is the District of Bamako
, which after independence was carved out of the middle of the Region. The cercle
is further divided into communes
.
The Kolokani Cercle is divided into ten communes
:
Kolokani Cercle in the west center of Koulikoro Region, and covers some 12,000 km². It is home to primarily Bambara farmers. Kolokani forms the center of the precolonial Beledougou
region, an area which remained staunchly animist after the fall of the Bambara Empire
. In 1915, much of the population revolted against French forced conscription in a rising led by Koumi Diosse Traore. The north of the Cercle is dry, Sahel
land, primarily used for livestock, and runs along the interface of the wetter Sudan
to the south.
Koulikoro Region
Koulikoro is a region in Mali. It is the second administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 90,120 km². Its capital is the city of Koulikoro.- Geography :...
of Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. Its seat is the town of Kolokani
Kolokani
Kolokani is a town of approximately 13,000 inhabitants in Mali's Koulikoro Region.It is the capital of the Cercle of Kolokani, which consists of 10 rural communes . The cercle of Kolokani has an area of 14,380 km² and a population of 163,886 inhabitants....
, which is also its largest settlement. It lies directly to the north of Kati Cercle
Kati Cercle
Kati Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Koulikoro Region of Mali. Its seat is the town of Kati, which is also its largest town. It lies at the southwest corner of the region, and completely surrounds the Bamako Capital District...
. Also to the south, (surrounded by the Kati Cercle) is the District of Bamako
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
, which after independence was carved out of the middle of the Region. The cercle
Cercles of Mali
A cercle is the second level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district . These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 cercles....
is further divided into communes
Communes of Mali
A Commune is the third level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district . These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 Cercles...
.
The Kolokani Cercle is divided into ten communes
Communes of Mali
A Commune is the third level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district . These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 Cercles...
:
- DidieniDidieniDidieni is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kolokani in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 29,349....
- GuihoyoGuihoyoGuihoyo is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kolokani in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 15,988....
- KolokaniKolokaniKolokani is a town of approximately 13,000 inhabitants in Mali's Koulikoro Region.It is the capital of the Cercle of Kolokani, which consists of 10 rural communes . The cercle of Kolokani has an area of 14,380 km² and a population of 163,886 inhabitants....
- MassantolaMassantolaMassantola is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kolokani in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 32,358.It contains 42 villages....
- NonkonNonkonNonkon is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kolokani in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 15,253.The economy is based around agriculture.-References:...
- NossombougouNossombougouNossombougou is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kolokani in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 18,306....
- OuolodoOuolodoOuolodo is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kolokani in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 10,483....
- SagabalaSagabalaSagabala is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kolokani in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 15,464.-References:...
- SebekoroSebekoroSebekoro is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kita in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 19225.-External links:*...
- TioribougouTioribougouTioribougou is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kolokani in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 12,166....
Kolokani Cercle in the west center of Koulikoro Region, and covers some 12,000 km². It is home to primarily Bambara farmers. Kolokani forms the center of the precolonial Beledougou
Beledougou
Beledougou is an historic region of the pre-colonial Bambara Empire in today's central Mali. In the Bambara language the name literally means "County of the gravel"....
region, an area which remained staunchly animist after the fall of the Bambara Empire
Bambara Empire
The Bamana Empire was a large pre-colonial West African state based at Ségou, now in Mali. It was ruled by the Kulubali or Coulibaly dynasty established circa 1640 by Kaladian Coulibaly also known as Fa Sine or Biton-si-u...
. In 1915, much of the population revolted against French forced conscription in a rising led by Koumi Diosse Traore. The north of the Cercle is dry, Sahel
Sahel
The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition between the Sahara desert in the North and the Sudanian Savannas in the south.It stretches across the North African continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea....
land, primarily used for livestock, and runs along the interface of the wetter Sudan
Sudan (region)
The Sudan is the name given to a geographic region to the south of the Sahara, stretching from Western to Eastern Africa. The name derives from the Arabic bilâd as-sûdân or "land of the Blacks"...
to the south.