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Koussan

Coordinates: 10°29′55″N 7°57′12″W / 10.49861°N 7.95333°W / 10.49861; -7.95333
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Koussan
Koussan is located in Mali
Koussan
Koussan
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 10°29′55″N 7°57′12″W / 10.49861°N 7.95333°W / 10.49861; -7.95333
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleYanfolila Cercle
Area
 • Total1,457 km2 (563 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total10,178
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Koussan is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 1,457 square kilometers and includes 16 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 10,178.[2] The village of Filamana, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 79 km south-southeast of Yanfolila.

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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 January 6, 2012. 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 July 27, 2012.
  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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