Koussan

Koussan is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 1,457 square kilometers and includes 16 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 10,178.[2] The village of Filamana, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 79 km south-southeast of Yanfolila.

Koussan
Commune
Koussan Location in Mali
Coordinates: 10°29′55″N 7°57′12″W
Country	Mali
Region	Sikasso Region
Cercle	Yanfolila Cercle
Area [1]
• Total	1,457 km^2 (563 sq mi)
Population  (2009 census)[2]
• Total	10,178
• Density	7.0/km^2 (18/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 January 6, 2012. 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 September 19, 2012.
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 Koussan 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-11, retrieved 2012-09-13.