Borko, Mali

Borko
Commune and village
Borko at sunrise
Borko
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°57′0″N 3°21′14″W / 14.95000°N 3.35389°W / 14.95000; -3.35389
Country Mali
RegionMopti Region
CercleBandiagara Cercle
Population
 (2009 census)[1]
 • Total
5,798
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Borko is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Bandiagara of the Mopti Region of Mali. The village lies on the edge of the Dogon Plateau, 105 km northwest of Mopti and 73 km north-northwest of Bandiagara. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 6,254. The village is set in a valley, and is only accessible by one entrance.

Najamba-Kindige is spoken in the village of Borko.[2]

References

  1. ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Mopti) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link).
  2. ^ Moran, Steven; Forkel, Robert; Heath, Jeffrey, eds. (2016). "Borko". dogonlanguages.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.