Kalabougou | |
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: | Ségou Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Cercle |
Subdivision Name2: | Ségou Cercle |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Farako |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 13.4394°N -6.3358°W |
Kalabougou is a Bambara village on the left bank of the Niger River in the Ségou Region of Mali.
Kalabougou is located across the Niger River from Ségou, and dates back to the Bamana Empire which ruled in the area from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. The village is known for its craftsmanship, particularly pottery of which the women of the village are traditionally employed in. The potters of Kalabougou are major suppliers of pottery for sale in Bamako, approximately 150 miles (241 km) away, as well as to nearby Ségou.[1]
The rest of the village is divided in trade between blacksmiths, known as numu, fishermen, (known as Somono) and the farmers.