Sibila
Sibila | |
|---|---|
Commune and village | |
| Coordinates: 13°46′40″N 5°52′40″W / 13.77778°N 5.87778°W | |
| Country | Mali |
| Region | Ségou Region |
| Cercle | Ségou Cercle |
| Area | |
• Total | 280 km2 (110 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census) | |
• Total | 19,185 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Sibila is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune contains 15 villages in an area of approximately 280 square kilometers. In the 2009 census it had a population of 19,185.
Sibila was the seat of the small kingdom of Sana or Sanadougou, originally ruled from nearby Sana Madougou ruled by a branch of the Traore dynasty. Abderrahmane al-Sa'di, author of the Tarikh al-Sudan, visited the kingdom in 1643. The town was sacked by Bambara mercenaries in 1645.