Koronga

Koronga
Commune and village
Koronga

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 15°20′0″N 7°36′30″W / 15.33333°N 7.60833°W / 15.33333; -7.60833Coordinates: 15°20′0″N 7°36′30″W / 15.33333°N 7.60833°W / 15.33333; -7.60833
Country  Mali
Region Koulikoro Region
Cercle Nara Cercle
Population (2009 census)[1]
  Total 7,931
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Koronga is a village and commune in the Cercle of Nara in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The village is 40 km northwest of Nara, the administrative centre of the cercle, and 20 km south of the Mauritanian border. The commune contains 17 villages[2] and in the 2009 census had a population of 7,931.[1]

The commune has a Sahelian climate with an annual rainfall of around 400 mm.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Koulikoro) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  2. Communes de la Région de Koulikoro (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.
  3. L'Hôte, Yann; Mahé, Gil (1995), West and Central Africa Mean Annual Rainfall (1951-1989), ORSTOM, Département Continentales.
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