Douentza
Sign in to saveDouentza (Fulfulde: Duwayⁿsa) is a town and urban commune in the Mopti Region of central Mali. The town lies 145 km east-northeast of Mopti on the RN16, a paved road that links Mopti and Gao. It is the administrative center of the Douentza Cercle.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Douentza
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Urban Commune and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Douentza. Mali.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mali
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- 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
- Douentza Cercle
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 154
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2009 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 28005
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
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- Area
- 154
- Elevation
- 303
- Image
- Douentza. Mali.jpg
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Douentza (Fulfulde: Duwayⁿsa) is a town and urban commune in the Mopti Region of central Mali. The town lies 145 km east-northeast of Mopti on the RN16, a paved road that links Mopti and Gao. It is the administrative center of the Douentza Cercle.
The town's old quarter is mostly Fulfulde-speaking. Newer sections of the town near the highway are mostly Bambara-speaking.
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