Mahina, Mali
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Mahina | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
  Mahina Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 13°45′30″N 10°50′55″W / 13.75833°N 10.84861°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Kayes Region |
| Cercle | Bafoulabé Cercle |
| Elevation | 300 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2009 census)[1] | |
• Total | 26,754 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Mahina is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bafoulabé in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The commune includes 24 small villages of which the largest are Mahina, Diallola, Sékodounga and Niakalinssiraya.[2] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 26,754.
The Dakar-Niger Railway has a station at Mahina and the railroad crosses the Bafing River over a bridge built in 1895. The bridge was repaired in 2022.[3]
