Koundian, Mali Explained

Koundian
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:Kayes Region
Subdivision Type2:Cercle
Subdivision Name2:Bafoulabé Cercle
Population As Of:2009 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:14075
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:13.1597°N -10.6806°W

Koundian is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bafoulabé in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 14,075.

The Toucouleur leader El Hadj Umar Tall built a fort (tata) near the village in 1857. The fort was captured by French troops led by Louis Archinard in 1889.

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