Koulikoro region

Koulikoro
Basic data
Country	Mali
Capital	Koulikoro
surface	89,833 km²
Residents	2,418,305 (2009 census)
density	27 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ML-2

Coordinates: 13 ° 48 ′  N , 7 ° 26 ′  W

Koulikoro is an administrative region of Mali with 2,418,305 inhabitants (2009 census). Its capital is the place of the same name Koulikoro .

Ethnic groups in the region are the Bambara , Malinke and Somono .

geography

The Koulikoro region is located in southwest Mali and borders Guinea in the south and Mauritania in the north . It encloses the capital district of Bamako . The Niger , Baoulé , Sankarani , Baogé , Bani and Bafing rivers run through the region. The extreme south of Koulikoros is relatively humid, further north the climate of the Sahel zone prevails .

Koulikoro is divided into the seven circles ( cercles ) Banamba , Dioïla , Kangaba , Koulikoro , Kolokani , Kati and Nara .

literature

• Hans-Heinrich Bass, Klaus von Freyhold and Cordula Weisskoeppel: Harvesting water, protecting trees: Food security in the Sahel , Bremen 2013 (PDF; 2.9 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ INSTAT: Results of the 2009 census (PDF; 747 kB)