| Bambala | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| 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: | Sikasso Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Cercle |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yanfolila Cercle |
| Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sankarani |
| Population As Of: | 1998 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Coordinates: | 11.4003°N -8.3117°W |
Bambala is a village and seat of the commune of Sankarani in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali.[1] The village is 30 km northwest of Yanfolila on the western shore of Lake Sélingué.