Baroueli

Barouéli is a town and commune and seat of the Cercle of Barouéli in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. In 1998 the commune had a population of 32,739. Situation Barouéli is directly south of Ségou Cercle, and directly north of Koulikoro Cercle. The Commune of Barouéli is composed of the town of Barouéli and forty surrounding villages, with an estimated population of 47000 in 2001 (15000 in Barouéli town proper). The Cercle of Barouéli contains the Communes of Barouéli, Boidié, Dougou…