Yangasso Explained

Yangasso
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:Bla Cercle
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:1998
Population Total:14456
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:13.0667°N -24°W

Yangasso is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bla in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 14,456.[1]

On 21 December 1915, a column of Senegalese Tirailleurs of the French Army was defeated here in a battle of the Volta-Bani War.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Previsions de desserte des communes pour la periode de 2001-2005. Mali Reforme Telecom. February 17, 2009.
  2. Book: Traoré, Samba Lamine. La saga de la ville historique de Ségou. 2011. L'Harmattan. 978-2296559028.