Farako, Ségou

Farako
Commune and town
Farako is located in Mali
Farako
Farako
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°24′37″N 6°23′12″W / 13.41028°N 6.38667°W / 13.41028; -6.38667
Country Mali
RegionSégou Region
CercleSégou Cercle
Population
 (2009 census)[1]
 • Total
17,570
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Farako is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune lies on the north bank of the Niger River and contains 11 settlements in an area of 200 square kilometers.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,570.[1] The town of Farako is the chef-lieu of the commune.

References

  1. ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22.
  2. ^ 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)
  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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