Tella, Mali

Tella
Commune and village
Tella
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°47′0″N 6°15′5″W / 11.78333°N 6.25139°W / 11.78333; -6.25139
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleSikasso Cercle
Area
  Total
511 km2 (197 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
4,372
  Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Tella is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 511 square kilometers and includes six villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 4,372. The village of Tella, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 82 km northwest of Sikasso.