Sanekuy is a
Bobo village and commune in
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 ...
. It is part of
Tominian Cercle
Tominian Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Ségou Region of Mali. The administrative center of the local government is in the town of Tominian. The Cercles of Mali, Cercle is divided into Communes of Mali, Communes, and below this, qu ...
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 ...
. It is located 27 km from the town of
Tominian. The commune had a population of 12144 in 1998.
The village has about 5000 inhabitants.
The Name Sanekuy refers to it founder's name ''Sanibè'' Dembélé and ''kuy'' is the name for town or quarter in
Bomu (bobo language). Created in the 16th century, the villagers have the Family name DEMBELE and came from the
Mandé.
The village has a special traditional festival that take place every year in September for 4 nights celebrating the French colonizers failure to catch them.
References
Communes of Ségou Region
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