Niono (circle)
Niono is the name of a district (French cercle de Niono ) in the Ségou region in Mali .
The district is divided into 12 municipalities, the population in the 2009 census was 365,443. From 1998 to 2009 the population of the district increased by 60%. (2009 census) In January 2013 it was the scene of fighting as part of the Opération Serval . Violent attacks against the immigrant Tuareg are said to have occurred in the city of Niono .
Municipalities: Niono (main town), Diabaly , Dogofry , Kala Siguida , Mariko , Nampalari , Pogo , Siribala , Sirifila Boundy , Sokolo , Toridaga-Ko , Yérédon Saniona .
Individual evidence
- ↑ INSTAT: Results of the 2009 census (PDF; 850 kB)
Coordinates: 14 ° 45 ′ N , 6 ° 0 ′ W