| Koulikoro | |
| Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Mali |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Koulikoro |
| Subdivision Type2: | Cercle |
| Subdivision Name2: | Koulikoro Cercle |
| Subdivision Type3: | Urban Commune |
| Subdivision Name3: | Koulikoro |
| Population As Of: | 2009 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 43174 |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Coordinates: | 12.8611°N -7.5583°W |
Koulikoro (Bambara: ߞߎߟߌߞߏߙߏ tr. Kulikoro) is a town and urban commune in Mali. The capital of the Koulikoro Region, Koulikoro is located on banks of the Niger River, downstream from Mali's capital Bamako.
Koulikoro is the terminus of the Dakar-Niger Railway which was completed in 1904.[2] Between August and November, at the end of the rainy season, goods are transported down the Niger River to Ségou, Mopti, Tombouctou and Gao. Navigation is not possible upstream of Koulikoro because of the Sotuba Rapids near Bamako.
Koulikoro is also the location of a prison. The Koulikoro prison is noteworthy for housing a number of former Rwandan officers found guilty of having taken part in the Rwandan genocide.[3]
