Natien

Natien
Commune and village
Natien
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°19′55″N 5°49′35″W / 11.33194°N 5.82639°W / 11.33194; -5.82639
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleSikasso Cercle
Area
  Total
207 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
7,404
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Natien is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 207 square kilometers and includes 9 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 7,404. The village of Natien, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 18 km west of Sikasso on the RN7, the main road linking Sikasso and Bougouni.