Diangassagou | |
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: | Mopti Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Cercle |
Subdivision Name2: | Bandiagara Cercle |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Timniri |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 13.9961°N -3.9411°W |
Diangassagou (also spelled Diemessogou; locally pronounced Jèmè-sùgû:) is a village and seat of the commune of Timniri in the Cercle of Bandiagara of the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.[1]
Diangassagou consists of a compact village cluster located on a plateau. An old iron ore quarry is located in the vicinity of Diangassagou. Tomo Kan is spoken in the village of Diangassagou. Local surnames are Minta, Sanafo, Toulema, and Pamatek.[2]