Sankarani | |
|---|---|
  Sankarani Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 11°24′1″N 8°18′42″W / 11.40028°N 8.31167°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Sikasso Region |
| Cercle | Yanfolila Cercle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 229 km2 (88 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,876 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Sankarani is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 229 square kilometers and includes 8 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 7,876.[2] The village of Bambala, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 30 km northwest of Yanfolila on the western shore of Lake Sélingué.
- ^ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
- ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
- ^ Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.