Day care center (Mali)
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Coordinates | 13 ° 2 ′ N , 9 ° 29 ′ W | |
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Country | Mali | |
Kayes | ||
ISO 3166-2 | ML-1 | |
height | 330 m | |
Residents | 48,957 (2009) | |
Post Code | 15091 | |
railway station
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Kita is a city in southwest Mali . The capital of Kita County in the Kayes region is located on the eastern slope of Kita Mountain. At the 2009 census , the city had about 49,000 inhabitants. The town particularly flourished in the 1990s during the heyday of the cotton industry and is now a processing center for cotton and peanuts grown in the surrounding areas .
Kita is located on the Dakar-Niger railway line and is the largest transport hub between Bamako and Kayes . The city is also known for its music and as a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site.
sons and daughters of the town
- Kélétigui Diabaté (1931–2012), balafon player
- Massa Makan Diabate (1938-1988), author
- Djelimady Tounkara (* 1947), musician and guitarist
- Cheick Hamala Diabate , musician
- Kandia Kouyaté (* 1958), musician
- Mamadou Diabate (* 1973), Kora player