Kalifabougou
Kalifabougou | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
  Kalifabougou Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 12°57′8″N 8°10′23″W / 12.95222°N 8.17306°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Koulikoro Region |
| Cercle | Kati Cercle |
| Area | |
• Total | 241 km2 (93 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[1] | |
• Total | 4,796 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Kalifabougou is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune includes 12 villages[2] and covers an area of 241 km2. In the 2009 census the population of the commune was 4,796.[1] The village of Kalifabougou is 30 km northwest of Kati, the chef-lieu of the cercle.
Kalifabougou was the center of a Kafo, a vassal to Bamako, in the 18th and 19th centuries. The kafo-tigi was elected from among the local Konate family, but had to be approved in Bamako, and was obliged to send troops when war was declared.[3]
References
- ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Koulikoro) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link). - ^ Communes de la Région de Koulikoro (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
- ^ Meillassoux, Claude (1963). "Histoire et institutions du "kafo" de Bamako d'après la tradition des Niaré". Cahiers d'Études Africaines. 4 (14). Retrieved 16 August 2025.
External links
- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Kalifabougou 2008-2012 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-05, retrieved 2012-06-10.
