Oussoubidiagna
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Oussoubidiagna is a small town
and principal settlement of the commune of Tomora
in the Cercle of Bafoulabé
in the Kayes Region
of south-western Mali
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Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and principal settlement of the commune of Tomora
Tomora
Tomora is a commune in the Cercle of Bafoulabé in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Oussoubidiagna, a small town with around 4,000 inhabitants. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 25,844...
in the Cercle of Bafoulabé
Bafoulabé Cercle
Bafoulabé Cercle is a second level administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region in western Mali. Its capital is the commune of Bafoulabé.The Cercle contains the following Rural and Urban Communes:*Bafoulabé *Bamafele *Diakon...
in the Kayes Region
Kayes Region
Kayes Region is one of eight first level national subdivisions, called Regions in Mali. It is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 120,760 km²...
of south-western 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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