Socoura
Sign in to saveSocoura is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Mopti in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 28 small villages and in 2009 had a population of 36,983. The commune entirely surrounds the urban commune of Mopti, is situated at an elevation of 275 meters, and covers an area of 727 square kilometers.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Socoura
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune and town
- 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
- Mopti Cercle
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2009 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 42,553
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
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Socoura is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Mopti in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 28 small villages and in 2009 had a population of 36,983. The commune entirely surrounds the urban commune of Mopti, is situated at an elevation of 275 meters, and covers an area of 727 square kilometers.
== Climate and Agriculture == The commune's climate is arid, with a rainy season from July to September and a dry season from October to June. Annual rainfall averages between 350 and 400 mm. The soils are predominantly sandy and sandy-loamy, especially in the eastern and southern parts.
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