Gongasso

Gongasso
Commune and village
Gongasso
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°31′50″N 5°47′47″W / 11.53056°N 5.79639°W / 11.53056; -5.79639
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleSikasso Cercle
Area
  Total
378 km2 (146 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
8,465
  Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Gongasso is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 378 square kilometers and includes ten villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 8465. The village of Gongasso lies 29 km northwest of Sikasso on the main road, the RN11, linking Sikasso and Koutiala.