Koporo Pen Explained

Koporo Pen
Settlement Type:Commune and village
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:Koro Cercle
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:1998
Population Total:14829
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0

Koporo Pen (local name: Kɔ̀ⁿ-pɛ̌ⁿ, lit. "old Kon") is a village and commune and seat of the Cercle of Koro in the Mopti Region of Mali. In 1998 the commune had a population of 14,829.[1]

Koporo Pen is a village located in the plains. The village has Catholic and Protestant churches. The main economic activities are pottery making, farming, and herding. The village hosts a weekly Monday market. The local language is Togo kan.[2]

References

14.1367°N -3.1886°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Previsions de desserte des communes pour la periode de 2001-2005 . Mali Reforme Telecom . February 23, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040829024117/http://mali-reforme-telecom.mctmtl.com/previsions.pdf . August 29, 2004 .
  2. Web site: Koporo-Pe . Moran . Steven . Forkel . Robert . Heath . Jeffrey . 2016 . dogonlanguages.org . 2021-02-22.