Katiéna is a village and
rural commune in the
Cercle of Ségou in the
Ségou Region
Ségou Region (Bambara language, 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 sout ...
of southern-central
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...
. The commune includes 27 villages in an area of approximately 998 square kilometers.
[.] In the 2009 census it had a population of 33,180.
[ The ]Bani River
The Bani River is the principal tributary of the Niger River in Mali. The river is formed from the confluence of the Baoulé and Bagoé rivers some east of Bamako and it merges with the Niger near Mopti. Its length is about .
Geography
The ...
runs along the southern boundary of the commune. The village of Katiéna is the (''chef-lieu
An administrative centre 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 the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
'') of the commune.
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Communes of Ségou Region
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