Mahou is a village and
rural commune in the
Yorosso Cercle in the
Sikasso Region of southern
Mali
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. The commune covers an area of 263 square kilometers and includes 4 villages.
[.] In the 2009 census it had a population of 16,212.
[ The village of Mahou, the administrative center ('']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 ...
''), is 30 km southeast of Yorosso on the border with Burkina Faso
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.
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Communes of Sikasso Region
Burkina Faso–Mali border crossings
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