Souba is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune contains 24 villages in an area of approximately 1,104 square kilometers.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,961.[2] The village of Souba, the chef-lieu of the commune, sits on the left (north) bank of the Niger River.
Souba | |
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Commune and village | |
  Souba Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 13°24′50″N 6°35′50″W / 13.41389°N 6.59722°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Ségou Region |
| Cercle | Ségou Cercle |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,104 km2 (426 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 17,961 |
| • Density | 16.27/km2 (42.14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
The Saako and Konare families were sent by the faamas of the Segou Empire to found Souba within the Kala province.[4]
References
edit- ↑ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
- 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link). - ↑ Communes de la Région de Ségou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.
- ↑ Bazin, Jean (1988). "Princes désarmés, corps dangereux. Les « rois-femmes » de la région de Segu". Cahiers d'Études Africaines (in French). 28 (111): 387. doi:10.3406/cea.1988.1658. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
External links
edit- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Souba 2008-2012 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2008.
- Situation des points d'eau modernes au Mali en 2003: Souba (in French), Ministère des Mines, de l'Energie et de l'Eau, République du Mali, 2003.
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