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]