Ouélessébougou

Ouélessébougou
Commune and town
Sign at town hall
Ouélessébougou
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°0′0″N 7°54′40″W / 12.00000°N 7.91111°W / 12.00000; -7.91111
Country Mali
RegionKoulikoro Region
CercleKati Cercle
Government
  MayorNiankoro Yeah Samake
Area
  Total
1,118 km2 (432 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
50,056
  Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Ouélessébougou is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune covers an area of approximately 1,118 square kilometers and includes the town of Ouélessébougou and 44 villages. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 50,056. The town lies 80 km south of Bamako on the Route Nationale 7.