Douentza

Douentza
Urban Commune and town
Douentza is located in Mali
Douentza
Douentza
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 15°0′N 2°57′W / 15.000°N 2.950°W / 15.000; -2.950
Country Mali
RegionMopti Region
CercleDouentza Cercle
Area
 • Total
154 km2 (59 sq mi)
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total
28,005
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)

Douentza (Fulfulde: Duwayⁿsa[3]) is a town and urban commune in the Mopti Region of central Mali. The town lies 145 km east-northeast of Mopti on the RN16, a paved road that links Mopti and Gao. It is the administrative center of the Douentza Cercle.

The town's old quarter is mostly Fulfulde-speaking. Newer sections of the town near the highway are mostly Bambara-speaking.[3]

  1. ^ Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Urbaine de Douentza 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-30, retrieved 2012-04-22.
  2. ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Mopti) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
  3. ^ a b Moran, Steven; Forkel, Robert; Heath, Jeffrey, eds. (2016). "Douentza". dogonlanguages.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.

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