Danderesso

Danderesso
Commune and town
Danderesso
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°29′12″N 5°28′55″W / 11.48667°N 5.48194°W / 11.48667; -5.48194
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleSikasso Cercle
Area
  Total
1,645 km2 (635 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
41,723
  Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Danderesso is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 1,645 square kilometers and includes the town and 30 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 41,723. The town of Danderesso, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 28 km northeast of Sikasso.