Sokolo | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
  Sokolo Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 14°44′20″N 6°7′16″W / 14.73889°N 6.12111°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Ségou Region |
| Cercle | Niono Cercle |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,219 km2 (857 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 23,338 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Sokolo is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Niona in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 2,219 square kilometers and includes the town and 17 villages.[3] In the 2009 census the population was 23,338.[2] The town lies 56 km north of Niono.
On January 26, 2020, A Malian Armed Forces camp in Sokolo was attacked, leading to the deaths of 19 Malian soldiers.[4]
- ^ 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 Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
- ^ Communes de la Région de Ségou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
- ^ The Associated Press (January 26, 2020). "19 Killed in Attack on Mali Army Base Near Mauritania Border". Voice of America.