Pimperna

Pimperna
Commune and village
Pimperna
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°25′50″N 5°45′15″W / 11.43056°N 5.75417°W / 11.43056; -5.75417
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleSikasso Cercle
Area
  Total
161 km2 (62 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
11,329
  Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Pimperna is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 161 square kilometers and includes 10 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 11,329. The village of Pimperna, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 16 km northwest of Sikasso on the RN11, the main road between Sikasso and Koutiala.