Siribala is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Niona in the

Ségou Region Ségou Region (Bambara language, Bambara: ߛߋߓߎ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Segu Dineja) is an administrative region in Mali, situated in the centre of the country with an area of , around 5% of Mali. The region is bordered by Sikasso Region on the sout ...

of southern-central

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. The commune has an area of approximately 445 square kilometers and includes the town and 18 villages,. and in the 2009 census, it had a population of 37,065. The town lies 25 km south of

Niono Niono is a town and commune located in the Ségou Region of Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 491 square kilometers and includes the town and 20 of the surrounding villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 91,554. The town i ...

on the east side of the Fala de Molodo channel that forms part of the

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irrigation scheme. The present town, actually Siribala Coura (New Siribala), was established in the 1970s to accommodate agricultural workers employed on the

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plantation and the associated

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. The earlier settlement, Siribala Coro (Old Siribala), is 5 km away from the present town.

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Communes of Ségou Region {{Ségou-geo-stub