Karangana

Karangana
Commune and village
Karangana
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°13′15″N 5°2′0″W / 12.22083°N 5.03333°W / 12.22083; -5.03333
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleYorosso Cercle
Area
  Total
398 km2 (154 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
17,299
  Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Karangana is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Yorosso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 398 square kilometers and includes 9 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,299. The village of Karangana, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 32 km southwest of Yorosso.