Kolokani Explained

Kolokani
Settlement Type:Commune and town
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:Kolokani Cercle
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:57,307
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:13.5908°N -8.0342°W

Kolokani is a town of approximately 57,307 inhabitants in Mali's Koulikoro Region.

It is the capital of the Cercle of Kolokani, which consists of 10 rural communes (Didieni, Guihoyo, Kolokani, Massantola, Nonkon, Nossombougou, Ouolodo, Sagabala, Sebecoro and Tioribougou). The cercle of Kolokani has an area of 14,380 km² and a population of 163,886 inhabitants.

Residents of Kolokani include the iconic musician Mariam Bagayogo, Rokia Traoré and noted bògòlanfini artist Nakunte Diarra.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Collections - National Museum of African Art. africa.si.edu. 18 September 2018. 18 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180918193819/https://africa.si.edu/collections/view/people/asitem/person@ARTIST:D/2?t:state:flow=53ab65e1-b894-4c91-ba9a-3d3fb483cfb2. dead.