Bellen is a rural commune in the Ségou Cercle in the Ségou Region of Mali. It is the most northerly within the cercle and is sparsely populated with only nine villages in an area of approximately 3,189 square kilometres (1,231 sq mi).[3] In the 2009 census, it had a population of 6,949.[2] The chef-lieu is the village of Sagala which is 89 kilometres (55 mi) northwest of Ségou.
Bellen | |
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  Bellen Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 14°6′50″N 6°43′40″W / 14.11389°N 6.72778°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Ségou Region |
| Cercle | Ségou Cercle |
| Admin centre (chef-lieu) | Sagala |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,189 km2 (1,231 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 3,373 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
References
edit- ^ "Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali". United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012.. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
- ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011, retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Communes de la Région de Ségou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012.
External links
edit- "Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Bellen 2007-2011" (PDF) (in French). Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012..
- "Situation des points d'eau modernes au Mali en 2003: Bellen" (in French). Ministère des Mines, de l'Energie et de l'Eau, République du Mali. 2003.[permanent dead link].
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