Kouniakary
Kouniakary | |
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Urban commune and town | |
Kouniakary Location in Mali | |
Coordinates: 14°34′35″N 10°54′0″W / 14.57639°N 10.90000°WCoordinates: 14°34′35″N 10°54′0″W / 14.57639°N 10.90000°W | |
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
- This article began as a translation of the corresponding article from the French Wikipedia, accessed December 17, 2005.
- ↑ 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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