Kayes

Kayes
Kayi, Xaayi
Commune and city
Town Hall of Kayes
Town Hall of Kayes
Kayes is located in Mali
Kayes
Kayes
Location within Mali
Coordinates: 14°27′N 11°26′W / 14.450°N 11.433°W / 14.450; -11.433
Country Mali
RegionKayes
CercleKayes Cercle
Town founded1880s
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)[1]
 • Total
127,368
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kayes (Bambara: ߞߊߦߌ tr. Kayi, Soninké: Xaayi) is a city in western Mali on the Sénégal River with a population of 127,368 at the 2009 census. Kayes is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. The city is located 420 kilometres (260 mi) northwest of the capital Bamako.

  1. ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.

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