Ouroumpana
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Ouroumpana is a town and seat of the commune of Yiridougou
in the Cercle of Bougouni
in the Sikasso Region
of southern Mali
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Yiridougou
Yiridougou is a commune in the Cercle of Bougouni in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The principal town lies at Ouroumpana. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 5,992.-References:...
in the Cercle of Bougouni
Bougouni Cercle
Bougouni Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Sikasso Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Bougouni.The cercle is divided into 26 communes:*Bladié-Tiémala*Bougouni*Danou*Débélin*Défina*Dogo*Domba*Faradiélé...
in the Sikasso Region
Sikasso Region
Sikasso is the southern-most region of Mali. The capital city of the same name is the 3rd-largest city and is growing rapidly due to people fleeing the violence in Côte d'Ivoire to the south. Major ethnic groups include the Senoufo, known for masks and reverence for animals, the Samago, known for...
of southern 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...
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