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Gouanan

Coordinates: 10°54′45″N 8°0′0″W / 10.91250°N 8.00000°W / 10.91250; -8.00000
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Gouanan
Gouanan is located in Mali
Gouanan
Gouanan
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 10°54′45″N 8°0′0″W / 10.91250°N 8.00000°W / 10.91250; -8.00000
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleYanfolila Cercle
Area
 • Total
1,747 km2 (675 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total
24,704
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Gouanan is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 1747 square kilometers and includes 35 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 24,704.[2] The village of Yorobougoula, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 34 km southeast of Yanfolila.

References

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  1. ^ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-01-06. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
  3. ^ Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
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