Ouélessébougou
Ouélessébougou | |
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Commune and town | |
Sign at town hall | |
| Coordinates: 12°0′0″N 7°54′40″W / 12.00000°N 7.91111°W | |
| Country | Mali |
| Region | Koulikoro Region |
| Cercle | Kati Cercle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Niankoro Yeah Samake |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,118 km2 (432 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census) | |
• Total | 50,056 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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.