Koutiala
Commune and town in Sikasso Region, Mali
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Koutiala (Bambara: ߞߎߕߌߊߟߊ tr. Kutiala) is a city in Mali in the administrative region of Sikasso, and is located 140 km north of the city of Sikasso. Koutiala serves as the capital of its administrative Cercle, home to 575,253 people in 2009. As of the 2009 Census, Koutiala has 137,919 residents.
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Koutiala | |
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Commune and town | |
Koutiala | |
  Koutiala Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 12°23′N 5°28′W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Sikasso Region |
| Cercle | Koutiala Cercle |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 137,919 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
History
Climate
| Climate data for Koutiala (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.6 (96.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.03) |
1.1 (0.04) |
2.2 (0.09) |
21.6 (0.85) |
64.3 (2.53) |
115.5 (4.55) |
209.1 (8.23) |
269.0 (10.59) |
158.8 (6.25) |
55.4 (2.18) |
2.1 (0.08) |
0.3 (0.01) |
900.2 (35.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 14.6 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 80.9 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[2] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Koutiala is the heartland of cotton production in Mali and is sometimes called "the white gold capital" for its cotton.[3] However, the industry has been affected by stagnation since the 1980s.[4] Aside from cotton it is also noted for grain production, primarily pearl millet, sorghum and maize.[5] Koutiala is the second most industrial city in Mali, hosting, among others, the Compagnie malienne pour le développement du textile (CMDT) and the Huilerie cotonnière du Mali (HUICOMA).
Notable people
- Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, president of Mali[6]
- Berthé Aïssata Bengaly, Malian government minister
Photo Gallery
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and entourage walking in a parade in Koutiala.
Piles of cotton near Koutiala waiting to be transported
Workers preparing cotton collected near Mpessoba for pickup and transport via truck to and Koutiala
