Bougouni

Bougouni
Commune and city
Bougouni is located in Mali
Bougouni
Bougouni
Location within Mali
Coordinates: 11°25′0″N 7°29′0″W / 11.41667°N 7.48333°W / 11.41667; -7.48333
Country Mali
RegionSikasso
CercleBougouni Cercle
Elevation
344 m (1,129 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total59,679
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Geologic map of Birimian outcrops in Mali, at Bougouni and Kenieba
The Mali Empire in 1337, including the location of the Bambuk, Bure, Lobi and Akan Goldfields

Bougouni is a commune and city in Mali, the administrative center of Bougouni Cercle, which is in turn found in the administrative region of Sikasso. Bougouni is located 170 km south of Bamako and 210 km west of the city of Sikasso. It covers an area of 7 square kilometres and as at the 2009 Census the commune had a population of 59,679,[1] mostly Fulas (Fula: Fulɓe; French: Peuls) and Bambaras (Bambara: Bamananw).

  1. ^ "Previsions de desserte des communes pour la periode de 2001-2005" (PDF). Mali Reforme Telecom. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2009.