Niéna
Commune and town
Niéna is located in Mali
Niéna
Niéna
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°25′33″N 6°21′0″W / 11.42583°N 6.35000°W / 11.42583; -6.35000
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleSikasso Cercle
Area
  Total1,040 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
  Total32,265
  Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Niéna is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 1,040 square kilometers and includes the town and 42 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 32,265.[2] The town is the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune. It is 76 km west of Sikasso on the RN7, the main road linking Sikasso and Bougouni.

References

  1. Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on January 6, 2012. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2012, retrieved September 11, 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 (PDF) on 2013-12-03, retrieved 2012-09-11.


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