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Key facts
- Country
- Mali
- Capital
- Sikasso
- Governor
- Kanté Marie Claire Dembélé
- Total
- 20,800 km (8,000 sq mi)
- Density
- 72.7/km (188/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC±0 ( UTC )
- Hdi 2017
- 0.410 , low · 3rd
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Sikasso Region (Bambara: ߛߌߞߊߛߏ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Sikaso Dineja) is the southernmost region of Mali. The region's capital city, Sikasso, is the country's second-largest city. Major ethnic groups include the Senoufo, known for masks and reverence for animals, the Samago, known for being Mali's best farmers, and the main ethnic group in Mali, the Bambara people.
Administrative divisions
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sikasso” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.