Bossofala | |
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: | Koulikoro Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Cercle |
Subdivision Name2: | Koulikoro Cercle |
Area Total Km2: | 800 |
Population As Of: | 2009 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 17455 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 12.8642°N -8.4517°W |
Bossofala is a rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune contains the main town, Neguela, and 16 villages. At the time of the 2009 census the commune had a population of 17,455.[1] The commune lies to the northwest of Bamako, the Malian capital, and is bounded to the west by the River Baoulé, a tributary of Bakoy.