Sikasso | |
|---|---|
City and urban commune | |
 Sikasso | |
  Sikasso Location within Mali | |
| Coordinates: 11°19′N 5°40′W / 11.317°N 5.667°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Sikasso |
| Cercle | Sikasso Cercle |
| Settled as a village | c. 1800 |
| Established as the capital of the Kenedougou Kingdom | 1876 |
| Founded by | Tieba Traore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 400 km2 (200 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2009 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 225,753 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
- ^ "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)
- ^ Maps, Weather, and Airports for Sikasso, Mali Archived 2008-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.