Barouéli
Commune and town
Barouéli is located in Mali
Barouéli
Barouéli
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°04′N 6°50′W / 13.067°N 6.833°W / 13.067; -6.833
CountryMali
RegionSégou Region
CercleBarouéli Cercle
Population
 (1998)
 • Total32,739
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Barouéli is a town and commune and seat of the Cercle of Barouéli in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. In 1998 the commune had a population of 32,739.[1]

Administration

Barouéli is directly south of Ségou Cercle, and directly north of Koulikoro Cercle.

The Commune of Barouéli is composed of the town of Barouéli and forty surrounding villages, with an estimated population of 47000 in 2001 (15000 in Barouéli proper).

The Cercle of Barouéli contains the Communes of Barouéli, Boidié, Dougoufié, Guendo, Kalaké, Konobougou, N’Gassola, Sanando, Somo, Tamani and Tesserla.

History

Baroueli was founded as a trading center by the Marka people in the 19th century.[2] Once located in the center of the Bambara Empire, the area's population today is overwhelmingly Bambara.

The town's football club AS Bakaridjan de Barouéli, plays in the top level Malien Premiere Division.

Environmental resources

It contains the forests of Barouéli, Tamani, and Boidié, which have come under pressure from overexploitation.

Sister city

Vannes, France

References

  1. ↑ "Previsions de desserte des communes pour la periode de 2001-2005" (PDF). Mali Reforme Telecom. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  2. ↑ Roberts, Richard (1980). "Long distance trade and production: Sinsani in the nineteenth century". Journal of African History. 21 (2): 171. doi:10.1017/S0021853700018156. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  • Portions of this article were translated from the French language Wikipedia article Barouéli.


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