Markala
Sign in to saveMarkala is a commune in Mali's Ségou Region on the Niger River 35 km down stream from the town of Ségou. The commune contains 30 villages in an area of 318 square kilometers and in 2009 had a population of 45,961. Mali's primary irrigation dam, the Markala dam, lies in the commune. The main village of the commune, Diamarabougou, is on the right bank adjacent to the dam which also serves as an important road bridge.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Markala
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Pont-de-Markala.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Markala dam
- 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
- Ségou Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Cercle
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ségou Cercle
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 318
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2009 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 45961
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Mali
- Located in
- Ségou Region
- Area
- 318
- Elevation
- 282
- Image
- Pont-de-Markala.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- La Flèche
- Commons category
- Markala
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3 mapped locations