- Koutiala
Koutiala is a city in
Mali in the administrative region of Sikasso. Koutiala serves as the capital of its administrative Cercle, home to 355,289 people. As of2005 , Koutiala has an estimated 96,600 residents and an area of 18 000 Km². The city is located at 12°23'00" North, 5°28'00" West, 140 km north of the city ofSikasso .Sometimes called "the white gold capital" for its
cotton production, 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 Malo" (HUICOMA).Situated in
Minianka country, Koutiala was founded in the16th century by members of the Coulibaly family from theBambara kingdom ofSegou .Koutiala's sister city is
Alençon ,France .The Cercle of Koutiala includes 36 communes (Diedougou, Diouradougou Kafo, Fagui, Fakolo, Gouadji Kao, Gouadji Soukouna, Kafo Faboli, Kapala, Karagouana Mallé, Koloniké, Konina, Koningué, Konseguela, koromo, Kouniana, Koutiala, Logouana, M Pessoba, Miena, N Golonianasso, N Goutjina, Nafanga, Nampé, Niantaga, Sincina, Sinkolo, Songo-Doubacoré, Songoua, Sorobasso, Tao, Yognogo, Zamfigué, Zangasso, Zanina, Zebala), with a total population of 355,289.
References
*This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article from the French Wikipedia, retrieved on
June 27 2005 .
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