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Sinkolo

Coordinates: 12°5′15″N 5°33′0″W / 12.08750°N 5.55000°W / 12.08750; -5.55000
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Sinkolo
Commune and village
Sinkolo is located in Mali
Sinkolo
Sinkolo
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°5′15″N 5°33′0″W / 12.08750°N 5.55000°W / 12.08750; -5.55000
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleKoutiala Cercle
Area
 • Total
296 km2 (114 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total
11,470
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Sinkolo is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 296 square kilometers and includes 9 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 11,470.[2] The village of Sinkolo, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 35 km south-southwest of Koutiala.

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  1. ^ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 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 (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2013.
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