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Bankass (Báŋkà:s) is a town and rural commune located in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 362 square kilometers and includes the town and 25 of the surrounding villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 30,159. The town is the seat of the Bankass Cercle, one of eight subdivisions (cercles) of the Mopti Region.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Bankass
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline
BankassMali.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mali
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Mali
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Mopti Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Bankass Cercle
Settlement.area_total_km2
362
Settlement.population_as_of
2009 census
Settlement.population_total
30159
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities

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Bankass (Báŋkà:s) is a town and rural commune located in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 362 square kilometers and includes the town and 25 of the surrounding villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 30,159. The town is the seat of the Bankass Cercle, one of eight subdivisions (cercles) of the Mopti Region.

There is a Tuesday weekly market in the town.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bankass” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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