Ouélessébougou | |
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Commune and town | |
Coordinates: 12°0′0″N 7°54′40″W / 12.00000°N 7.91111°W | |
Country | Mali |
Region | Koulikoro Region |
Cercle | Kati Cercle |
Government | |
• Mayor | Niankoro Yeah Samake |
Area | |
• Total | 1,118 km2 (432 sq mi) |
Population (2009 census)
[2] | |
• Total | 50,056 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( GMT) |
Ouélessébougou is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune covers an area of approximately 1,118 square kilometers and includes the town of Ouélessébougou and 44 villages. [3] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 50,056. [2] The town lies 80 km south of Bamako on the Route Nationale 7.