Kontela is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Cercle of Bafoulabé in the
Kayes Region
Kayes Region ( Bambara: ߞߊߦߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Kayi Dineja) is one of eight first level national subdivisions in Mali called Regions. It is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of . Its capital is the town of Kayes. The p ...
of south-western
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
. The commune contains 28 villages and hamlets. The principal village (''
chef-lieu
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lux ...
'') is
Goundara
Goundara is a village and principal settlement (''chef-lieu'') of the Kontela, commune of Kontela in the Bafoulabé Cercle, Cercle of Bafoulabé in the Kayes Region of southwestern Mali..
References
Populated places in Kayes Region
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. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 21,538.
References
External links
Kontela at csa-mali.org
Communes of Kayes Region
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