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Koulikoro

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Also known as Koulikoro (city)

Koulikoro (Bambara: ߞߎߟߌߞߏߙߏ tr. Kulikoro) is a town and urban commune in Mali. The capital of the Koulikoro Region, Koulikoro is located on banks of the Niger River, downstream from Mali's capital Bamako.

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Koulikoro is a human settlement in Mali, situated within the Koulikoro Region and Koulikoro Cercle. It serves as the capital of the Koulikoro Region and has at various times been the capital of the Soso Empire. The town is twinned with Bous and Quetigny. Located in the Africa/Bamako time zone, Koulikoro sits at an elevation of approximately 320 to 337 meters above sea level.

Population figures for the settlement vary, with records listing 43,174 and 64,128 residents. The area is part of the administrative entity known as Koulikoro, which is also categorized under the broader Koulikoro Region.

Synthesized by Vinony from 42 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality
Koulikoro
Region
Koulikoro
Country
Mali
Population
64,128
Timezone
Africa/Bamako

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

47US AQIGood
PM2.5
13.3 µg/m³
PM10
25.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Koulikoro
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline
View over Kulikoro.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_caption
View over Koulikoro
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mali
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within Mali
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Koulikoro
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Koulikoro Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Urban Commune
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Koulikoro
Settlement.population_as_of
2009 census
Settlement.population_total
43174
Settlement.timezone
GMT
Settlement.utc_offset
+0

via Wikipedia infobox

Travel guide

Get in

Koulikoro is just over 60 km from the capital Bamako along route RR14. There are plenty of buses serving the route, however no schedules are available online.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

~1 min read

Encyclopedic overview

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Koulikoro (Bambara: ߞߎߟߌߞߏߙߏ tr. Kulikoro) is a town and urban commune in Mali. The capital of the Koulikoro Region, Koulikoro is located on banks of the Niger River, downstream from Mali's capital Bamako.

Koulikoro is the terminus of the Dakar-Niger Railway which was completed in 1904. Between August and November, at the end of the rainy season, goods are transported down the Niger River to Ségou, Mopti, Tombouctou and Gao. Navigation is not possible upstream of Koulikoro because of the Sotuba Rapids near Bamako.

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

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