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'''Macina''' (also '''Ké Macina''' and '''Massina''') is a small town and [[Communes of Mali|rural commune]] in the [[Macina Cercle|Cercle of Macina]] in the [[Ségou Region]] of southern-central [[Mali]]. The commune covers an area of 1,100 square kilometers and contains the main town and 20 villages.<ref>{{citation|title=Communes de la Région de Ségou |publisher=Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali |url=http://www.matcl.gov.ml/pdf/ComRegSegou.pdf |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6AnaeXgXv?url=http://www.matcl.gov.ml/pdf/ComRegSegou.pdf |archivedate=2012-09-19 }}.</ref> In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 36,170.<ref name=pop2009/>
'''Macina''' (also '''Ké Macina''' and '''Massina''') is a small town and [[Communes of Mali|rural commune]] in the [[Macina Cercle|Cercle of Macina]] in the [[Ségou Region]] of southern-central [[Mali]]. The commune covers an area of 1,100 square kilometers and contains the main town and 20 villages.<ref>{{citation|title=Communes de la Région de Ségou |publisher=Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali |url=http://www.matcl.gov.ml/pdf/ComRegSegou.pdf |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309074207/http://www.matcl.gov.ml/pdf/ComRegSegou.pdf |archivedate=2012-03-09 }}.</ref> In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 36,170.<ref name=pop2009/>


The town of Macina lies on the north (left) bank of the [[Niger River]]. The farmland around the town forms part of the irrigated area of the [[Office du Niger]] and is used for growing rice. Water is diverted from the Niger River upstream of the [[Markala]] dam and fed into a system of canals.
The town of Macina lies on the north (left) bank of the [[Niger River]]. The farmland around the town forms part of the irrigated area of the [[Office du Niger]] and is used for growing rice. Water is diverted from the Niger River upstream of the [[Markala]] dam and fed into a system of canals.
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{citation | title=Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Macina 2007-2011 | publisher=Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali | year=2007 | url= http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/mali_fd_strtgy/plans/segou/macina/psa_macina.pdf | language=French }}.
*{{citation | title=Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Macina 2007-2011 | publisher=Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali | year=2007 | url=http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/mali_fd_strtgy/plans/segou/macina/psa_macina.pdf | language=French | access-date=2012-03-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913110523/http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/mali_fd_strtgy/plans/segou/macina/psa_macina.pdf | archive-date=2012-09-13 | url-status=dead }}.

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Latest revision as of 01:30, 26 June 2022

Macina
Commune and town
Macina is located in Mali
Macina
Macina
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°57′40″N 5°21′30″W / 13.96111°N 5.35833°W / 13.96111; -5.35833
Country Mali
RegionSégou Region
CercleMacina Cercle
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,100 km2 (400 sq mi)
Elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total
36,170
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Macina (also Ké Macina and Massina) is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Macina in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune covers an area of 1,100 square kilometers and contains the main town and 20 villages.[3] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 36,170.[2]

The town of Macina lies on the north (left) bank of the Niger River. The farmland around the town forms part of the irrigated area of the Office du Niger and is used for growing rice. Water is diverted from the Niger River upstream of the Markala dam and fed into a system of canals.

References

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  1. ^ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-01-06. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22.
  3. ^ Communes de la Région de Ségou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
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