Sanso
Encyclopedia
Sanso is a small town
and commune
in the Cercle of Bougouni
in the Sikasso Region
of south-western Mali
. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 11,278.
The Morila Gold Mine
is located seven miles from the village.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and commune
Communes of Mali
A Commune is the third level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district . These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 Cercles...
in the Cercle of Bougouni
Bougouni Cercle
Bougouni Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Sikasso Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Bougouni.The cercle is divided into 26 communes:*Bladié-Tiémala*Bougouni*Danou*Débélin*Défina*Dogo*Domba*Faradiélé...
in the Sikasso Region
Sikasso Region
Sikasso is the southern-most region of Mali. The capital city of the same name is the 3rd-largest city and is growing rapidly due to people fleeing the violence in Côte d'Ivoire to the south. Major ethnic groups include the Senoufo, known for masks and reverence for animals, the Samago, known for...
of south-western Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 11,278.
The Morila Gold Mine
Morila Gold Mine
The Morila Gold Mine is an open-pit gold mine situated 180 km south of Bamako, near the community of Sanso, in the Sikasso Region of Mali. The operation is jointly owned by AngloGold Ashanti and Randgold Resources, who each have an effective holding of 40% through jointly-owned Morila Limited,...
is located seven miles from the village.