Kouniakary

Kouniakary
Urban commune and town
Kouniakary

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 14°34′35″N 10°54′0″W / 14.57639°N 10.90000°W / 14.57639; -10.90000Coordinates: 14°34′35″N 10°54′0″W / 14.57639°N 10.90000°W / 14.57639; -10.90000
Country  Mali
Region Kayes Region
Cercle Kayes Cercle
Population (2009 census)[1]
  Total 8,135
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Kouniakary or Koniakari is a town and urban commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The town is located approximately 65 kilometres from Kayes city. In 2009 the commune had a population of 8135.

In 1855, El Hadj Umar Tall constructed a tata (fortification) at Koniakari to protect against the soldiers of French Colonel Louis Archinard; the tata still stands today, and has become a tourist attraction.

References

  1. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2012.


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