Mahou is a village and rural commune in the Yorosso Cercle in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 263 square kilometers and includes 4 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 16,212.[2] The village of Mahou, the administrative center (chef-lieu), is 30 km southeast of Yorosso on the border with Burkina Faso.
Mahou | |
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Commune and village | |
  Mahou Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 12°8′0″N 4°37′45″W / 12.13333°N 4.62917°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Sikasso Region |
| Cercle | Yorosso Cercle |
| Area | |
• Total | 263 km2 (102 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 16,212 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/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 2012-01-06. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
- ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
- ^ Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
External links
edit- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Mahou 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-18, retrieved 2012-09-14.
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