Diago
Diago | |
|---|---|
Commune and village | |
  Diago Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 12°46′39″N 8°9′23″W / 12.77750°N 8.15639°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Koulikoro Region |
| Cercle | Kati Cercle |
| Population (2009 census)[1] | |
• Total | 3,269 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Diago is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune contains 7 villages[2] and in the 2009 census had a population of 3,269.[1] The village of Diago is 10 km northwest the town of Kati, the chef-lieu of the cercle.
Diago was founded by the Coulibaly family, descendants of Biton Coulibaly who fled Segou when Ngolo Diarra took power c. 1766. It was part of the Bamako kafo.[3]
References
- ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Koulikoro) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link). - ^ Communes de la Région de Koulikoro (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
- ^ Meillassoux, Claude (1963). "Histoire et institutions du "kafo" de Bamako d'après la tradition des Niaré". Cahiers d'Études Africaines. 4 (14). Retrieved 16 August 2025.
External links
Plan de Sécurite Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Diago 2008-2012 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26, retrieved 2011-02-05.
