Siribala Explained

Siribala
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:Ségou Region
Subdivision Type2:Cercle
Subdivision Name2:Niono Cercle
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:445
Population As Of:2009 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:37065
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Utc Offset Dst:14 2 31, -6 3 42
Coordinates:14.0419°N -6.0617°W

Siribala is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Niona in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 445 square kilometers and includes the town and 18 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 37,065.[2] The town lies 25 km south of Niono on the east side of the Fala de Molodo channel that forms part of the Office du Niger irrigation scheme. The present town, actually Siribala Coura (New Siribala), was established in the 1970s to accommodate agricultural workers employed on the sugar-cane plantation and the associated mill. The earlier settlement, Siribala Coro (Old Siribala), is 5 km away from the present town.

Notes and References

  1. . commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
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