Yallankoro-Soloba

Yallankoro-Soloba
Yallankoro-Soloba
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°11′45″N 8°27′0″W / 11.19583°N 8.45000°W / 11.19583; -8.45000
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleYanfolila Cercle
Area
  Total
285 km2 (110 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
11,722
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Yallankoro-Soloba is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 285 square kilometers and includes 8 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 11,722. The village of Soloba, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 32 km west of Yanfolila and only around 4 km from the Sankarani River that marks the border with Guinea.