Mafoune is a small town and
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 Tominian in the
Ségou Region
Ségou Region ( Bambara: ߛߋߓߎ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Segu Dineja) is an administrative region in Mali, situated in the centre of the country with an area of , around 5% of Mali. The region is bordered by Sikasso Region on the south, Tombouctou a ...
of
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. Ma ...
. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 16,141.
It lies near the border with
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana t ...
.The main ethnical groups of the Mafoune commune: Bwa (Bobo oule and Bobofing), Fulani, Minianka, Dogon, Bambara...
Some villages of the commune are: Mafoune, Sira, Kira, Wanian, Zogoue, Wara, Lohan, Lakuy, Makoina, Lebekuy, Panani, Bourelo,Bokuy (Mankoina),Bokuy (Lohan),Mandoulo,Kian,Mouni...
References
Communes of Ségou Region
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