Dogoni

Dogoni
Commune and town
Dogoni
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°8′37″N 6°0′37″W / 12.14361°N 6.01028°W / 12.14361; -6.01028
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleSikasso Cercle
Area
  Total
361 km2 (139 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
15,186
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Dogoni 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 361 square kilometers and includes the town and 12 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 15,186. The town of Dogoni, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 100 km north-northwest of Sikasso.