Kofan is a rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 283 square kilometers and includes a small town and 7 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 10,236.[2] The administrative center of the commune, the chef-lieu, is the small town of Kafana. The town is 68 km northwest of Sikasso.
Kofan | |
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  Kofan Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 11°31′0″N 6°8′12″W / 11.51667°N 6.13667°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Sikasso Region |
| Cercle | Sikasso Cercle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 283 km2 (109 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 censu)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,236 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/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 Kofan 2006-2009 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2005, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-26, retrieved 2012-09-09.
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