Sidibela is a ''commune'' 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

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. The main village (''

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'') is

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. In the 2009 census the ''commune'' had a population of 5966.

Geography and climate

Sidibela is located in the northwest of

Bafoulabé Cercle Bafoulabé Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. The administrative center (''chef-lieu'') is the town of Bafoulabé. In the 2009 census the population of the ''cercle'' was 233,926. The ''cercle'' is divided in ...

. It is bordered to the north and east by the commune of

Tomora Tomora is a commune in the Cercle of Bafoulabé in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The administrative centre (''chef-lieu'') is Oussoubidiagna, a small town with around 4,000 inhabitants. The ''commune'' contains over thirty small villa ...

, south by that of

Bafoulabé Bafoulabé is a town and rural commune in south-western Mali. It is located in the Region of Kayes at the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers which join to become the Sénégal River. Bafoulabé is the capital of the Cercle of Bafoulab ...

to the west by that of

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Kayes Cercle Kayes Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. Its seat is the city of Kayes, which is also the capital of its Region and its largest city. The Cercle is further divided into Communes An intentional community ...

and is located some 65 km away from

city. The land is typically rugged and includes plains, plateaus, hills and mountains and has several ponds and seasonal streams. The soils are varied and suitable for agriculture and may be gravelly, silty or clay. The commune has a Sahelian climate, with rainfall varying from 700 to 900 mm per year with three seasons: dry, rainy and cold. Vegetation is diverse and consists of grasses, shrubs and some trees such as

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. Some vegetation is extracted for firewood, lumber, and for medical purposes. The roads Bafoulabé to Oussoubidiagna and Kayes to Segala to Oussoubidiagna are the only routes through the town.

Administration

The commune was founded under the law No. 96 - 059/AN- RM of November 4, 1996, when seven villages of the former borough Oussoubidiangna formed the current rural commune of Sidibela. The commune is administered by a board of 11 elected ministers headed by a bureau composed of the mayor and two deputy members.

Economy

The economy is largely based on agriculture, farming, harvesting, trade and crafts. The main crops produced are

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rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...

millet Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong to the tribe Paniceae, but some millets al ...

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...

es,

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s and

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s and the cultivation of vegetables such as

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okra Okra or Okro (, ), ''Abelmoschus esculentus'', known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It has edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with su ...

, etc. Cattle,

sheep Sheep or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus ''Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to domesticated s ...

goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the a ...

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million y ...

s and poultry are reared, but are mostly intended for food supply. There is also a grains bank in the main town of

with cereal.

References

External links

Sidibela at csa-mali.org
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