Boura is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Yorosso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 887 square kilometers and includes 15 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 22,735.[2] The village of Boura, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 26 km east of Yorosso, just to the north of the road, the D14, that links Yorosso with Sanaba in Burkina Faso.
Boura | |
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Commune and village | |
  Boura Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 12°24′50″N 4°32′39″W / 12.41389°N 4.54417°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Sikasso Region |
| Cercle | Yorosso Cercle |
| Area | |
• Total | 887 km2 (342 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 22,735 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
References
edit- ^ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-12-14. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
- ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22, retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ^ 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 (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
External links
edit- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Boura 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-19.
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