Kourouba

Kourouba
Commune and village
Kourouba
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°0′31″N 8°17′29″W / 12.00861°N 8.29139°W / 12.00861; -8.29139
Country Mali
RegionKoulikoro Region
CercleKati Cercle
Area
  Total
245 km2 (95 sq mi)
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
8,248
  Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kourouba is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune covers an area of 245 km2 and includes 5 villages. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 8,248. The village of Kourouba is on the right bank of the Sankarani River just upstream of where it joins the Niger River.