Saminé
Commune and town
Saminé is located in Mali
Saminé
Saminé
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°8′4″N 6°4′53″W / 13.13444°N 6.08139°W / 13.13444; -6.08139
Country Mali
RegionSégou Region
CercleSégou Cercle
Area
  Total197 km2 (76 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
  Total12,082
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Saminé is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune includes the town and 5 villages in an area of approximately 197 square kilometers.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 12,082.[2] The Bani River runs along the southern boundary of the commune. The town of Saminé, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 41 km south-southeast of Ségou.

References

  1. 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)
  2. 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. Communes de la Région de Ségou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.


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