Alatona Explained

Alatona
Pushpin Map:Mali
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mali
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mali
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ségou Region
Subdivision Type2:Cercle
Subdivision Name2:Niono Cercle
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:14.8027°N -5.9362°W

Alatona is a locality in the Cercle of Niono in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. It encompasses the zone covered by the Alatona Irrigation Project, a part of the Office du Niger scheme. Alatona was originally a small village (former site is at 14.8027°N -5.9362°W) that was abandoned after droughts in the early seventies forced its inhabitants to move closer to the waters of the Fala de Molodo.[1] The population of the former village was 127 in 2007[2] before the irrigation projects works started, and its old site turned into farmland. The original village was located in the Dogofry commune and is still listed as such by the Malian government,[3] Although the Alatona Irrigation Project extends to the neighboring commune of Diabaly.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plan d’Actions de Réinstallation pour le Projet d’irrigation de Alatona . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121044729/http://www.mcamali.org/IMG/pdf/NEW_FRENCH_2_-_Alatona_Irrigation_RAP_FINAL_Mars_09.pdf . dead . January 21, 2022 . MCA-Mali . 16 January 2013 .
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