Yangasso
Yangasso | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
| Country |  Mali |
| 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 column of Senegalese Tirailleurs of the French Army was defeated here in a battle of the Volta-Bani War.[2]
References
- ^ "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.
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