Sokolo
Sign in to saveSokolo is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Niona in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 2,219 square kilometers and includes the town and 17 villages. In the 2009 census the population was 23,338. The town lies 56 km north of Niono.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sokolo is referenced by 153 other articles, and connects out to Mali, time zone and geographic coordinate system.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under the topic Communes of Ségou Region.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sokolo
- 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
- Ségou Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Cercle
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Niono Cercle
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2219
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2009 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 23338
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Mali
- Country
- Mali
- Located in
- Ségou Region
- Area
- 2219
- Elevation
- 266
- Shares border with
- Diabaly
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Encyclopedic overview
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Sokolo is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Niona in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 2,219 square kilometers and includes the town and 17 villages. In the 2009 census the population was 23,338. The town lies 56 km north of Niono.
On January 26, 2020, A Malian Armed Forces camp in Sokolo was attacked, leading to the deaths of 19 Malian soldiers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sokolo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations