Mahina, Mali

Mahina
Commune and town
Mahina

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 13°45′30″N 10°50′55″W / 13.75833°N 10.84861°W / 13.75833; -10.84861Coordinates: 13°45′30″N 10°50′55″W / 13.75833°N 10.84861°W / 13.75833; -10.84861
Country  Mali
Region Kayes Region
Cercle Bafoulabé Cercle
Elevation 300 ft (100 m)
Population (2009 census)[1]
  Total 26,754
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Mahina is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bafoulabé in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The commune includes 24 small villages of which the largest are Mahina, Diallola, Sékodounga and Niakalinssiraya.[2] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 26,754.

The Dakar-Niger Railway has a station at Mahina and the railroad crosses the Bafing River.

References

  1. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  2. Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Mehina 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006.


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