Bellen
For other uses, see Bellen (surname).
| Bellen | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Bellen Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 14°6′50″N 6°43′40″W / 14.11389°N 6.72778°WCoordinates: 14°6′50″N 6°43′40″W / 14.11389°N 6.72778°W | |
| Country |
 Mali |
| Region | Ségou Region |
| Cercle | Ségou Cercle |
| Admin centre (chef-lieu) | Sagala |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 3,189 km2 (1,231 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,373 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Bellen is a rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of Mali. It is the most northerly within the cercle and is sparsely populated with only 9 villages in an area of approximately 3,189 square kilometers.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 6,949.[2] The chef-lieu is the village of Sagala which lies 89 km northwest of Ségou.
References
- ↑ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
- 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
- ↑ Communes de la Région de Ségou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.
External links
- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Bellen 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2007.
- Situation des points d'eau modernes au Mali en 2003: Bellen (in French), Ministère des Mines, de l'Energie et de l'Eau, République du Mali, 2003.
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