Tao, Mali

Tao
Commune
Tao Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°40′15″N 5°36′33″W
Country	Mali
Region	Sikasso Region
Cercle	Koutiala Cercle
Area [1]
• Total	67 km^2 (26 sq mi)
Population  (2009)[2]
• Total	7,047
• Density	110/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Tao is a commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 67 square kilometers and includes 3 villages.^[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 7,047.^[2] The village of Fonfona, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 45 km northwest of Koutiala.

References

1. Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
2. Resultats RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2012.
3. Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2013.

External links

• Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Tao 2006-2008 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006.