Siby, Mali

Siby
Commune and village
Siby is located in Mali
Siby
Siby
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°22′43″N 8°20′0″W / 12.37861°N 8.33333°W / 12.37861; -8.33333
Country Mali
RegionKoulikoro Region
CercleKati Cercle
Area
 • Total1,001 km2 (386 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total26,633
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
According to legend the arch of kamandjan was transpierced by the king of Siby with his sabre

Siby is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of southern Mali. The commune contains 21 villages[3] and in the 2009 census had a population of 26,632. The village lies 50 km southwest of the capital, Bamako, on the plain to the south of the Monts Mandingues. The RN5 road that links Bamako with Siguiri in Guinea runs through the village.

  1. ^ Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune de Siby 2008-2012 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2008.
  2. ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Koulikoro) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. ^ Communes de la Région de Koulikoro (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.