Diou, Mali

Diou
Commune and village
Diou

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 10°35′23″N 5°58′20″W / 10.58972°N 5.97222°W / 10.58972; -5.97222Coordinates: 10°35′23″N 5°58′20″W / 10.58972°N 5.97222°W / 10.58972; -5.97222
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Kadiolo Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 137 km2 (53 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 6,003
  Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Diou is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Kadiolo in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 137 square kilometers and includes 3 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 6,003.[2] The village of Diou, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 24 km west of Kadiolo.

References

  1. "Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali", United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs http://cod.humanitarianresponse.info/country-region/mali Missing or empty |title= (help). commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.

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