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Sikasso

Western Africa

Sikasso is a city in southern Mali and the capital of both Sikasso Cercle and Sikasso Region. It is Mali's second-largest city, with 225,753 residents recorded at the 2009 census, and serves as a major trading center; it was formerly the capital of the Kenedougou Kingdom between 1877 and 1898.

Facts
Population
213,977 1
Area (sq km)
400 1
Founding Year
1800 2
Elevation (m)
410 1
Latitude
11.316667 degrees north 1
Longitude
5.666667 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 3
Sources
1. Sikasso (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 213,977
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 11.316667, longitude -5.666667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 410 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 400.0 sq km
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2. Sikasso (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia infobox 'Settled as a village' = 'c. 1800' on 'Sikasso'
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Sikasso - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2451185
    11.31755 -5.66654 P PPLA ML 06 349324 368 Africa/Bamako
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 368 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.25, -5.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.25, -5.75
11.25 -5.75 Aw
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