Bougouni
Bougouni is a commune and city in Mali, the administrative center of Bougouni Cercle and the Bougouni Region. Located 170 km south of Bamako and 210 km west of the city of Sikasso. It covers an area of 7 square kilometres (2.7 square miles) and as at the 2009 Census the commune had a population of 59,679, mostly Fulas (Peuls) and Bambaras (Bamananw).
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• Name — Bougouni • Settlement Type — Commune and city • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Mali • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Bougouni • Subdivision Type2 — Cercle • Subdivision Name2 — Bougouni Cercle • Area Total Km2 — 7 • Population As Of — 2009 • Population Total — 59,679 • Timezone — GMT • Utc Offset — +0 • Elevation M — 344 • Illustration — Geological map of Birimian outcrops in Mali, at Bougouni and Kenieba
History
History
Bougouni was established as a quarantine area for surrounding villages, but gradually developed independently. The name means 'small house' in Bambara. Bougouni was the fourteenth commune created by the French colonial authorities of French Sudan. On July 10, 1894, Bougouni became the administrative center of the commune under its first administrator, Lieutenant Gouraud. Bougouni held an important set of colonial archives which were lost in a fire during the March 1991 uprising against President Moussa Traoré.
Geography
Geography
Bougouni, like many cities of Mali, enjoys sufficient rainfall for regular farming. Cotton is produced in the region around the town, making it a center for processing and transport. The Bougouni-Foulaboula Protected Forest (Forêt Classée de Bougouni-Foulaboula) begins just to the southwest of the town. Bougouni has been a sister city of Aurillac, France, since 1985. The Cercle of Bougouni includes the communes of Bladié-Tiemela, Bougouni, Chantoula, Danou, Debelin, Defina, Dogo, Domba, Faradielé, Faragouaran, Garolo, Keleya, Kokelé, Kola, Koumantou, Kouroulamini, Meridiela, Ouroun, Sanso, Sibirila, Sido, Tiémala-Banimonotié, Wola, Yinindougou, Yiridougou and Zantiebougou, for a total population of 251,987.
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Climate
Bougouni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw).
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