Bafoulabé
Sign in to saveBafoulabé is a town and rural commune in south-western Mali. It is located in the Region of Kayes at the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers which join to become the Sénégal River. Bafoulabé is the capital of the Cercle of Bafoulabé, which in 1887 was the first Cercle to be created in Mali.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bafoulabé
- Region
- Kayes
- Country
- Mali
- Population
- 26,823
- Timezone
- Africa/Bamako
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bafoulabé
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bafoulabé2.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mali
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Mali
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Mali
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kayes Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Mali
- Located in
- Bafoulabé Cercle
- Elevation
- +103
- Capital of
- Bafoulabé Cercle
- Image
- Bafoulabé.jpg
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- P12749
- Abdalaati Iguider
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- Geography and climate
- Vegetation
- Population and culture
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Bafoulabé is a town and rural commune in south-western Mali. It is located in the Region of Kayes at the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers which join to become the Sénégal River. Bafoulabé is the capital of the Cercle of Bafoulabé, which in 1887 was the first Cercle to be created in Mali.
==History==