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Fourou

Coordinates: 10°44′50″N 6°8′25″W / 10.74722°N 6.14028°W / 10.74722; -6.14028
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Fourou
Commune and town
Map of Fourou, 1892
Map of Fourou, 1892
Fourou is located in Mali
Fourou
Fourou
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 10°44′50″N 6°8′25″W / 10.74722°N 6.14028°W / 10.74722; -6.14028
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleKadiolo Cercle
Area
 • Total1,334 km2 (515 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total40,826
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Fourou in 1892

Fourou is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Kadiolo in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali near the border with Ivory Coast. The commune covers an area of 1,334 square kilometers and includes the town and 22 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 40,826.[2] The town of Fourou, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 47 km northwest of Kadiolo.

References

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  1. ^ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-01-06. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
  3. ^ Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
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