Koundian, Mali

Koundian
Commune and town
Koundian is located in Mali
Koundian
Koundian
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°09′35″N 10°40′50″W / 13.15972°N 10.68056°W / 13.15972; -10.68056
Country Mali
RegionKayes Region
CercleBafoulabé Cercle
Population
 (2009 census)[1]
 • Total
14,075
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Koundian is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bafoulabé in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 14,075.

The Toucouleur leader El Hadj Umar Tall built a tata near the village in 1857.[2][3] The fort was captured by French troops led by Louis Archinard in 1889.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2012.
  2. ^ Delafosse 1912, p. 313.
  3. ^ Meillassoux 1966, p. 42.
  4. ^ Delafosse 1912, p. 411.
  5. ^ Gatelet 1901, pp. 142-143.

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