Sincina

Sincina
Commune and village
Sincina

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 12°21′6″N 5°26′30″W / 12.35167°N 5.44167°W / 12.35167; -5.44167Coordinates: 12°21′6″N 5°26′30″W / 12.35167°N 5.44167°W / 12.35167; -5.44167
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Koutiala Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 210 km2 (80 sq mi)
Elevation 370 m (1,210 ft)
Population (2009)[2]
  Total 17,025
  Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Sincina is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 210 square kilometers and includes 7 settlements.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,025.[2] The town of Sincina, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is only 5 km southeast of the center of Koutiala. As Koutiala expands the commune will become a suburb of the town.

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 RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
  3. Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
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