Koundian, Mali

Koundian
Commune and town
Koundian
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°09′35″N 10°40′50″W / 13.15972°N 10.68056°W / 13.15972; -10.68056
Country Mali
RegionKayes Region
CercleBafoulabé Cercle
Population
 (2009 census)
 • Total
14,075
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Koundian is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bafoulabé in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 14,075.

The Toucouleur leader El Hadj Umar Tall built a tata near the village in 1857. The fort was captured by French troops led by Louis Archinard in 1889.

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