Sokolo
Encyclopedia
Sokolo is a small town
and commune
in the Cercle of Niona
in the Ségou Region
of southern-central Mali
. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 17,010.The 1998 film La Vie Sur Terre
was made there.
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 Niona
Niono Cercle
Niono Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Ségou Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Niono.The cercle is divided into 12 communes:*Diabaly*Dogofry*Kala Siguida*Mariko*Nampalari*Niono*Pogo*Siribala...
in the Ségou Region
Ségou Region
Ségou is the fourth most populous administrative region in Mali, whose capital is the town of Ségou.-Geography:Situated at the center of Mali, Ségou Region covers 64,947 km²...
of southern-central 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 17,010.The 1998 film La Vie Sur Terre
La Vie Sur Terre
La Vie Sur Terre is a 1998 Malian comedy/drama film written and directed by, and starring Abderrahmane Sissako. It is set in the village of Sokolo and depicts rural life on the eve of the 21st century...
was made there.