Socoura
Encyclopedia
Socoura is a small town
and commune
in the Cercle of Mopti
in the Mopti Region
of Mali
. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 28,326.
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 commune
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...
in the Cercle of Mopti
Mopti Cercle
Mopti Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Mopti Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Mopti.The cercle is divided into 15 communes:*Bassirou*Borondougou*Dialloubé*Fatoma*Konna*Korombana*Koubaye*Kounari...
in the Mopti Region
Mopti Region
Mopti is the fifth administrative region of Mali, covering 79,017 km². Its capital is the city of Mopti.-Geography:Mopti Region is bordered by Tombouctou Region to the north, Ségou Region to the southwest, and Burkina Faso to the southeast....
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...
. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 28,326.