Gouanan

Gouanan is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 1747 square kilometers and includes 35 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 24,704.[2] The village of Yorobougoula, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 34 km southeast of Yanfolila.

Gouanan
Commune
Gouanan Location in Mali
Coordinates: 10°54′45″N 8°0′0″W
Country	Mali
Region	Sikasso Region
Cercle	Yanfolila Cercle
Area [1]
• Total	1,747 km^2 (675 sq mi)
Population  (2009 census)[2]
• Total	24,704
• Density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

References

1. Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-01-06. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
2. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19.
3. Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19.

External links

• Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Gouanan 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-05, retrieved 2012-09-13.