Koulikoro
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Location of Koulikoro in Mali |
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View over Koulikoro |
Koulikoro is a town in
Mali. The capital of the
Koulikoro Region, Koulikoro is located on banks of the
Niger river, 59 km from Mali's capital
Bamako.
The
Cercle of Koulikoro is divided into 10 communes (Dinandougou, Koula, Meguetan, Nyamina, Sirakorola, Tienfela and Tougouni) and has a population of 118,686 inhabitants.
Koulikoro is very industrialized and is the terminus of the
Dakar-Niger Railway. Between August and November, at the end of the
rainy season, the Niger River can be used to transport goods to
Ségou,
Mopti,
Tombouctou and
Gao.
