Yangasso
Appearance
Yangasso | |
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Commune and town | |
Coordinates: 13°4′N 5°19′W / 13.067°N 5.317°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Ségou Region |
Cercle | Bla Cercle |
Population (1998) | |
• Total | 14,456 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Yangasso is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bla in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 14,456.[1]
On 21 December 1915, a column of Senegalese Tirailleurs of the French Army was defeated here in a battle of the Volta-Bani War.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Previsions de desserte des communes pour la periode de 2001-2005" (PDF). Mali Reforme Telecom. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- ^ Traoré, Samba Lamine (2011). La saga de la ville historique de Ségou. L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2296559028.