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Nafanga

Coordinates: 12°16′54″N 5°15′28″W / 12.28167°N 5.25778°W / 12.28167; -5.25778
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Nafanga
Nafanga is located in Mali
Nafanga
Nafanga
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°16′54″N 5°15′28″W / 12.28167°N 5.25778°W / 12.28167; -5.25778
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleKoutiala Cercle
Area
 • Total
274 km2 (106 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total
9,273
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Nafanga is a rural commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 274 square kilometers and includes 6 villages.[3]

Village scene at Kani (Nafanga Commune), April 2014
Village scene at Nintabougoro (Nafanga Commune), April 2015
  • Dougouniona
  • Kani
  • Karangasso
  • Nintabougoro
  • Tianhirisso
  • Zéguésso

In the 2009 census it had a population of 9,273.[2] The village of Karangasso, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 26 km southeast of Koutiala.

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 2012-12-14, retrieved 2013-11-25. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. ^ a b Resultats RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2012.
  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 3 December 2013, retrieved 25 November 2013.
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