Natien is a village and
rural commune
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are des ...
in the
Cercle of Sikasso in the
Sikasso Region of southern
Mali. The commune covers an area of 207 square kilometers and includes 9 villages.
[.] In the 2009 census it had a population of 7,404.
[ The village of Natien, the administrative center ('' chef-lieu'') of the commune, is 18 km west of Sikasso on the RN7, the main road linking Sikasso and ]Bougouni
Bougouni is a commune and city in Mali, the administrative center of Bougouni Cercle, which is in turn found in the administrative region of Sikasso. Bougouni is located 170 km south of Bamako and 210 km west of the city of Sikasso. ...
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Communes of Sikasso Region
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