Bougouni is a commune and city in Mali and the administrative centre of the Bougouni Cercle and of the Bougouni Region. It lies 170 kilometres south of Bamako and 210 kilometres west of the city of Sikasso. The commune covers an area of 7 square kilometres, or 2.7 square miles, and at the 2009 census it had a population of 59,679. Most of the people of the commune are Fulas, called Peuls in French, and Bambaras, called Bamananw in Bambara, and the town is the seat of both the cercle and the region that carry its name.
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1. Bougouni (Wikipedia)
Lead, population
as at the 2009 Census the commune had a population of 59,679
Lead, area
It covers an area of 7 square kilometres
Part Of: Mali, Lead
Bougouni is a commune and city in Mali
In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Lead, placement
Bougouni is a commune and city in Mali
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