Yoro, Mali Explained

Yoro
Settlement Type:Commune and village
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mali
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mali
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Mopti Region
Subdivision Type2:Cercle
Subdivision Name2:Koro Cercle
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:1998
Population Total:10535
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0

Yoro is a village and commune and seat of the Cercle of Koro in the Mopti Region of Mali. In 1998 the commune had a population of 10,535.[1] The village and Gangafani were attacked by suspected Fulani gunmen, who killed 41 people according to a MINUSMA count.[2] [3]

References

14.2833°N -10°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Previsions de desserte des communes pour la periode de 2001-2005 . Mali Reforme Telecom . February 23, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040829024117/http://mali-reforme-telecom.mctmtl.com/previsions.pdf . August 29, 2004 .
  2. News: Mali army tightens security after massacre as survivors recall killings. Yahoo. 2019-06-20.
  3. News: Mali attack: Forces deployed as survivors recall killings. Al Jazeera. 2019-06-19.