Kikara | |
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: | Douentza Cercle |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Gandamia |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 15.2111°N -2.7469°W |
Kikara (Tondi Songway Kiini: Kî:rá; Fulfulde: Kikkara) is a small village and seat of the commune of Gandamia in the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.[1]
The village lies on the northern slope of the Gandamia Massif (or Dyoundé Massif), an inselberg that rises 750 m above the plain. The massif extends for 60 km in an east-west direction and 10 km north to south.
Bananas, cassava, papaya, tobacco, onion, lettuce, chili pepper, squash are planted in Kikara. The village has a weekly Friday market. Tondi Songway Kiini is the main language of the village, and Fulfulde is also spoken in the region. The local surname is Maiga.[2]