Sikasso

Sikasso
City and urban commune
Sikasso
Sikasso
Sikasso is located in Mali
Sikasso
Sikasso
Location within Mali
Coordinates: 11°19′N 5°40′W / 11.317°N 5.667°W / 11.317; -5.667
Country Mali
RegionSikasso
CercleSikasso Cercle
Settled as a villagec. 1800
Established as the capital of the Kenedougou Kingdom1876
Founded byTieba Traore
Area
 • Total400 km2 (200 sq mi)
Elevation410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)[3]
 • Total225,753
 • Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Sikasso (Bambara: ߛߌߞߊߛߏ tr. Sikaso) is a city in the south of Mali and the capital of the Sikasso Cercle and the Sikasso Region. It is Mali's second largest city with 225,753 residents in the 2009 census.

  1. ^ "Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali", Mali | COD-FOD Registry, 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)
  2. ^ Maps, Weather, and Airports for Sikasso, Mali Archived 2008-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.