Wateni

Wateni
Wateni
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°30′33″N 6°30′22″W / 11.50917°N 6.50611°W / 11.50917; -6.50611
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleSikasso Cercle
Area
  Total
211 km2 (81 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
6,701
  Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
  Ethnicities
Bambara Fulani
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Wateni (or Waténi) is a rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 211 square kilometers and includes ten villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 6,701. The village of N'Tjila, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 94 km west-northwest of Sikasso.