Boura | |
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Commune and village | |
Coordinates: 12°24′50″N 4°32′39″W / 12.41389°N 4.54417°W | |
Country | Mali |
Region | Sikasso Region |
Cercle | Yorosso Cercle |
Area | |
• Total | 887 km2 (342 sq mi) |
Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 22,735 |
• Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Boura is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Yorosso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 887 square kilometers and includes 15 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 22,735.[2] The village of Boura, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 26 km east of Yorosso, just to the north of the road, the D14, that links Yorosso with Sanaba in Burkina Faso.