A Giant Anthill in Sikasso, Mali
Glimpses of Mali: A giant anthill by the highway RN 7 in Sikasso on way to Bamako, 21 December 2020. There were numerous large anthill along the RN 7 between Bamako and Sikasso, particularly in the Sikasso region.
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Government no longer exercises de facto control). Besides the largest cities and towns (all urban communes are shown), this table also includes other large rural communes with a population in excess of 50,000.
By far the largest agglomeration in Mali is the capital, Bamako, with a population of 1,809,106 (at the 2009 Census). Thus about 12½ percent of Mali's population live in Bamako.
Cities[edit]
The following table lists all communes with over 50,000 population from the 1 April 2009 census, together with the higher-level administrative unit (région) and second-level unit (cercle) in which each is situated. The population figures refer to the real city (i.e. commune) without any suburbs in neighbouring communes.
Bamako is a separate capital district and is not within any région or cercle; it comprises six urban communes (not individually listed in the table below), which are numbered rather than named.
Name
Region
Cercle
Urban or
rural
commune
Popn
1998
Census
Popn
2009
Census
Average
Annual
Change
Bamako Bamako Bamako Six Urban
communes 1,016,296 1,809,106 4.8
Sikasso Sikasso Sikasso Urban 134,774 225,753 4.8
Kalabancoro Koulikoro Kati Rural 35,582 166,722 15.1
Koutiala Sikasso Koutiala Urban 76,914 137,919 5.5
Ségou Ségou Ségou Urban 105,305 130,690 2.0
Kayes Kayes Kayes Urban 67,424 127,368 6.0
Kati Koulikoro Kati Urban 52,714 114,983 7.3
Mopti Mopti Mopti Urban 80,472 114,296 3.2
Niono Ségou Niono Rural 54,251 91,554 4.9
Gao Gao Gao Urban 52,201 86,633 4.7
San Ségou San Urban 46,631 68,067 3.5
Koro Mopti Koro Rural 41,440 62,681 3.8
Bla Ségou Bla Rural 27,568 61,338 7.5
Bougouni Sikasso Bougouni Urban 37,360 59,679 4.3
Mandé Koulikoro Kati Rural 30,577 59,352 6.2
Baguineda-
Camp Koulikoro Kati Rural 28,371 58,661
Kolondiéba Sikasso Kolondiéba Rural 37,945 57,898 3.9
Kolokani Koulikoro Kolokani Rural 33,558 57,307 5.0
Pelengana Ségou Ségou Rural 19,963 56,259 9.9
Tombouctou Tombouctou Tombouctou Urban 29,732 54,453 5.7
Koury Sikasso Yorosso Rural 33,605 54,435 4.5
Massigui Koulikoro Dioïla Rural 42,665 53,947 2.2
Tonka Tombouctou Goundam Rural 37,821 53,438 3.2
Kadiolo Sikasso Kadiolo Rural 31,292 52,932 4.9
Wassoulou-
Balle Sikasso Yanfolila Rural 37,498 51,727 3.0
Kaladougou Koulikoro Dioïla Rural 23,823 51,384 7.2
Koumantou Sikasso Bougouni Rural 33,987 51,348 3.8
Ouelesse-
bougou Koulikoro Kati Rural 36,198 50,056 3.0
The next table lists all the remaining urban communes with under 50,000 population from the 1 April 2009 census, together with the higher-level administrative unit (région) and second-level unit (cercle) in which each is situated. The population figures refer to the real city (i.e. commune) without any suburbs in neighbouring communes.
Name
Region
Cercle
Popn
1998
Census
Popn
2009
Census
Kita Kayes Kita 31,861 48,947
Koulikoro Koulikoro Koulikoro 28,670 43,174
Nioro Kayes Nioro 22,266 33,486
Djenné Mopti Djenné 19,558 32,944
Douentza Mopti Douentza 13,138 28,005
Bourem Gao Bourem 21,227 27,486
Kidal Kidal Kidal 11,159 25,617
Bandiagara Mopti Bandiagara 21,058 25,564
Diré Tombouctou Diré 13,431 22,365
Goundam Tombouctou Goundam 9,030 15,253
Toya Kayes Yélimané 8,908 12,922
Troungoumbé Kayes Nioro 9,988 11,412
Ténenkou Mopti Ténenkou 7,675 11,310
Fatao Kayes Diéma 4,774 9,239
Kouniakary Kayes Kayes 7,023 8,135
Karan Koulikoro Kangaba 5,669 6,874
Youri Kayes Nioro 4,061 6,721
Somankidi Kayes Kayes 4,784 6,622
Fégui Kayes Kayes 2,688 5,494
Kourounikoto Kayes Kita 3,247 5,335
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Once upon a time there was a beautiful island with charming and calm beaches, sparking waves flew one after another reminding us the elegance of the nature.
This beautiful island was the home for a once majestic nation. These people were living together in harmony with the nature which provided everything for them. They had beautiful gardens, they had large paddy fields and they had dozens of Cattle and they protected the nature as their own eyes.
Time passed and these people started to change. They became creative to innovate technology to ease their lives. but they lost the love to the nature. They started to cut down trees, spill waste to rivers, dump garbage to the sea, kill animals and they made everything a mess.
Nature could not bear this anymore. So, it started to hurt back. Rain was stopped. Trees and paddy fields could not produce food for people. rivers went dry. Once a calm and quiet sea became rough. nights became longer. darkness grew and deceases killed so many people. People did not get quality air to breath.
One day in a gloomy evening a strange thing happened in one of the beaches. The sea became rough, fishermen couldn’t control their boats. Sun got afraid and went down early. wild animals started shouting and a strange thing was washed up to the beach.
People gathered to the beach.
What was it? People were wondering. Few brave young men tried to reach it. And it was a human fish. It had a long tail like a fish. It had hands and a face like a human. It was a Mermaid.
This Mermaid was washed up to the beach half dead, strangled with garbage. Sick living in the toxic water and she was hardly breathing. young brave men helped to release her from strangled garbage. She slowly dragged herself back to the sea. before she swims away, she gave this message to the people of that island.
“Every second breath you take comes from the ocean. Ocean is mother who gives the life to the whole world”
People were sad, people were guilty. People realized that they should protect oceans and mother nature. They got the message very clearly. They wrote about this incident in their diaries. They kept this day memorized deep in their hearts.
And they stopped hurting the oceans and nature. They stopped dumping garbage everywhere. They stopped using toxic chemicals. They stopped killing too many animals. They cleaned the beaches. And then the nature responded back. It cleared skies, it gave rain to the people and rivers started flowing. flowers bloomed, fruits got ripen. Sea became calm.
This day ( 8th June ) was later named as “World Oceans Day”.
Written by : ©Udaya Hewagama
Translated by : Kavindu Karunarathna
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Mali's Countryside: Bamako to Bougouni
Glimpses of Mali: Mali's beautiful and green countryside on the way from Bamako, Mali's Capital, to Sido in Bougouni (Sikasso region of Mali) 131 Kms south-east of Bamako, 26 October 2020.
Mali's Magnificent Countryside
Glimpses of Mali: Mali's Magnificent Countryside, between Bougouni & Bamako, 28 October 2021. #Malitourisme #MaliDiary @Malitourisme2
Baoulé River (Fleuve Baoulé) of Mali
Glimpses of Mali: Glimpses of Baoulé River in Mali. Baoulé River meets Bagoé River to form the Bani River, the principal tributary of the Niger River in Mali. Mopti is the place of confluence of Bani & Niger. 2020-2022
The Baoulé River in Mali
Glimpses of Mali: Crossing over the Baoulé River near Bougouni (Mali) on along the RN7 Highway of between Sikasso and Bamako, 21 December 2020. The Baoulé River is the tributary of the Bani River in turn is the main tributary of the Niger River in Mali. In Bamanakan (Bambara) language, the lingua franca of Mali, Baoulé means the Red River.
Bamako: An Introduction (Documentary)
Glimpses of Mali: 'Bamako: An Introduction' is a documentary on the city of Bamako, capital of Mali in West Africa. It gives a bird's-eye view of the various places of interest in Bamako such as the Niger River, Point G Hill, Hill of Koulouba, Presidential Palace, Avenue of Liberty, Hospital cum Medical University on Point G, three famous hills - the hill of power (Colline du Pouvoir), the hill of knowledge (Colline du Savoir) and the hill of Health (Colline de la Santé), Martyrs Bridge (Pont des Martyrs), Badalabougou neighbourhood, Bamako Coura neighbourhood, King Fahd Bridge, Third Bridge, Libya Hotel and Hotel L’amiteie, Grand Mosque of Bamako, Sacred Heart Cathedral of Bamako, Grand Marche or the Central Market of Bamako, Centre International des Conférences de Bamako (CICB), Cite Administrative, Medina Market or Sougouni Coura, Tower of BCEAO, Racecourse of Bamako or the Bamako Hippodrome, Olympic swimming pool, Modibo Keita Sports Complex, Yellow Taxis, National Museum of Bamako, National Zoo, National Park etc. The meaning of Bamako in Bambara is crocodile’s tail
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Mali IV: The Dogon Country Pt. I
Teri travels to the Dogon Village of Sangha where she encounters a Dogon Priest and learns about the Dogon practice of telling the future through a fox's footprints in the sand.
Malian Cashew Corporation Sarl, Bamako
Glimpses of Mali: A visit to Malian Cashew Corporation Sarl in Bamako which processes the cashew grown in Mali, 2 September 2022. A state of the art plant, it is a good example of international cooperation and win-win partnership. While the investments have been made by the Al Sayegh Group based in Abu Dhabi led by Mr. Abdul Jabbar Al Sayegh, the management of this Cashew Processing Plant is with Indians. Mr. Firoze Kapadia is the Chief of West Africa Business of Al Sayegh Group. Mr. Ashwin Patil is the General Manager of this plant leading a young and dynamic team of Indians working at this plant. The vast majority of machinery and equipment being used in this plant have been sourced from India. It not only creates value addition but also generates more than 300 direct employments for local people and more than 500 indirectly.
Koutiala | Mali | administrative region of Sikasso, Minianka country, Bambara kingdom
Koutiala is a city in Mali in the administrative region of Sikasso, and is located 140 km north of the city of Sikasso. Koutiala serves as the capital of its administrative Cercle, home to 575,253 people in 2009. As of the 2009 Census, Koutiala has 137,919 residents.
History[edit]
Situated in Minianka country, Koutiala was founded in the 16th century by members of the Coulibaly family from the Bambara kingdom of Segou. It now contains an important hospital for women and children.[1] Koutiala's sister city is Alençon, France.
Economy[edit]
Koutiala is the heartland of cotton production in Mali and is sometimes called the white gold capital for its cotton.[2] However, the industry has been affected by stagnation since the 1980s.[3] Aside from cotton it is also noted for grain production, primarily pearl millet, sorghum and maize.[4] Koutiala is the second most industrial city in Mali, hosting, among others, the Compagnie malienne pour le développement du textile (CMDT) and the Huilerie cotonnière du Mali (HUICOMA).
Notable people[edit]
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945-)
See also[edit]
Koutiala,Mali,administrative region,Sikasso,Coulibaly family,Bambara kingdom,region of Sikasso,Minianka country,pearl millet,sorghum,grain production,Alençon,France.,Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta,cities in Mali,industrial city,city,Burkina Faso
industrial city
List of cities in Mali
Boat tour of Mopti, Mali
The port of Mopti is always extremely busy and incredibly scenic. It is one of Mali most important trading hub. From here, some people board ramshackle long boats with no sanitary facilities for three days, all the way to Timbuktu.
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24 August 2011 Trip to Sikasso
Jake wanted to try out his motorcycle on a long trip... but not too long. So we planned to go to Sikasso (about 100 kilometers each way). It was really funny how we reacted when we saw two white people in the market. We were so excited. We wanted to say, Hi, but we were too nervous. Guess we've been in the village too long.
Djenné, Mali - Kanaga Adventure Tours
La città di Djenné sorse dopo il declino di Djenné-Djenno, considerata dagli archeologi la città più antica dell'Africa subsahariana occidentale, databile al 250 a.C. La tradizione vuole che questa città, importante centro commerciale tra l'800 e il 1400 d.C., venne abbandonata improvvisamente a causa degli spiriti maligni, delle mosche tze-tze e delle inondazioni del fiume Bani che la trasformarono in isola.