Kourouninkoto | |
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: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kayes Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Cercle |
Subdivision Name2: | Kita Cercle |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 847 |
Population As Of: | 2009 census |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 5335 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 13.8578°N -9.5769°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [3] |
Elevation M: | 267 |
Kourouninkoto is a small town and urban commune in the Cercle of Kita in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali.
The urban district has a Sudano Sahelian climate. The average annual rainfall is around 350 mm with nearly all of it falling between late June and mid September.[4]
The town is watered by the river Baoulé located 20 km from the town. There are temporary streams during the rainy season.[4] There is a water purification plant in Kourouninkoto that provides potable water through a robine system.
Kourouninkoto is located in a valley surrounded by the Sokaroba mountain to the east, Kouroubonda mountain to the North, and Satankourou mountain to the west.[4]
In the 2009 census Kourouninkoto had a population of 5,335 inhabitants.[2] This population consists of multiple ethnic groups; Malinke (majority), Bambara, Kakolos, Peulh, Sarakolé, Diawambé.[4]
Kourouninkoto's economy is agriculture based. Farming is practiced by 96 percent of the workforce. Major crops are cotton, corn, millet, rice, and peanuts.[4]
The town is served by a large section of Regional Road 12. Transport vehicles leave daily from Kita to Kourouninkoto.[4]