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Konna
Konna is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Mopti in the Mopti Region of Mali. The town lies 60 km northeast of Mopti on the eastern edge of the flood plain of the Niger River. The main RN16 highway linking Sévaré and Gao branches to the east just to the south of the town. The commune has an area of approximately 838 km 2 and contains the town and 24 of the surrounding villages. In the 2009 census, it had a population of 36,767. A weekly market is held in the town on Thursdays that attracts many people from the surrounding settlements. Konna has mix of Fulbe, Fulbe-Rimaibe, and Marka peoples, and also some Dogon and Songhay people.
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Konna is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Mopti in the Mopti Region of Mali. The town lies 60 km northeast of Mopti on the eastern edge of the flood plain of the Niger River. The main RN16 highway linking Sévaré and Gao branches to the east just to the south of the town. The commune has an area of approximately 838 km 2 and contains the town and 24 of the surrounding villages. In the 2009 census, it had a population of 36,767. A weekly market is held in the town on Thursdays that attracts many people from the surrounding settlements. Konna has mix of Fulbe, Fulbe-Rimaibe, and Marka peoples, and also some Dogon and Songhay people.
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