Siby, Mali

Siby
Sibi
Commune and village
Painted houses in Siby
Siby
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°22′43″N 8°20′0″W / 12.37861°N 8.33333°W / 12.37861; -8.33333
Country Mali
RegionKoulikoro Region
CercleKati Cercle
Area
  Total
1,001 km2 (386 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
26,633
  Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Siby is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of southern Mali. The commune contains 21 villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 26,632. The village lies 50 km southwest of the capital, Bamako, on the plain to the south of the Monts Mandingues. The RN5 road that links Bamako with Siguiri in Guinea runs through the village.