Barouéli is a town and
commune and seat of the
Cercle of Barouéli in the
Ségou Region of southern-central
Mali. In 1998 the commune had a population of 32,739.
Administration
Barouéli is directly south of Ségou Cercle, and directly north of
Koulikoro Cercle.
The
Commune of Barouéli is composed of the town of Barouéli and forty surrounding villages, with an estimated population of 47000 in 2001 (15000 in Barouéli proper).
The
Cercle of Barouéli contains the Communes of Barouéli, Boidié, Dougoufié, Guendo, Kalaké, Konobougou, N’Gassola, Sanando, Somo, Tamani and Tesserla.
History
Baroueli was founded as a trading center by the
Marka people in the 19th century.
Once located in the center of the
Bambara Empire
The Bamana Empire (also Bambara Empire or Ségou Empire, bm, italics=no, ߓߊ߲ߓߊߙߊ߲߫ ߝߊ߯ߡߟߊ, Banbaran Fāmala) was a large West African state based at Ségou, now in Mali. This state was established after the fall of the Mali Emp ...
, the area's population today is overwhelmingly
Bambara.
The town's
football
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club
AS Bakaridjan de Barouéli
Association Sportive Bakaridjan de Barouéli is a Malian football club. The team is based in the city of Barouéli, Segou Region. Founded 23 May 1989, their colors are Red and Green, and their slogan is, "Travail – Discipline-Unité".
...
, plays in the top level
Malien Premiere Division
Malian may refer to:
* Malian, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran with the name
* Something of, from, or related to Mali, a country in West Africa
* Something of, from, or related to the Malians (Greek tribe) in Ancient Greece
* Something o ...
.
Environmental resources
It contains the forests of Barouéli, Tamani, and Boidié, which have come under pressure from
overexploitation
Overexploitation, also called overharvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns. Continued overexploitation can lead to the destruction of the resource, as it will be unable to replenish. The term app ...
.
Sister city
Vannes, France
References
*Portions of this article were translated from the French language Wikipedia article
Barouéli
Barouéli is a town and commune and seat of the Cercle of Barouéli in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. In 1998 the commune had a population of 32,739.
Administration
Barouéli is directly south of Ségou Cercle, and directly north o ...
.
External links
Malaria transmission studies in the rural towns of Kemena and Sougoula, Barouéli University of Mali
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', whic ...
, Bamako and the United States Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at the
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID),
Communes of Ségou Region
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