Pelengana (or Pélengana) is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune contains the town and 25 villages in an area of approximately 359 square kilometers.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 56,259.[2] The town of Pelengana lies 5 km southeast of Ségou on the Route Nationale 6.

Pelengana
Commune and town
Pelengana is located in Mali
Pelengana
Pelengana
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°25′40″N 6°12′55″W / 13.42778°N 6.21528°W / 13.42778; -6.21528
Country Mali
RegionSégou Region
CercleSégou Cercle
Area
 • Total
359 km2 (139 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total
56,259
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

References

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  1. ^ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-01-06, retrieved 2012-07-18. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. ^ 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 2012-03-09.
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