Diondiori
Diondiori | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
  Diondiori Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 14°36′43″N 4°46′27″W / 14.61194°N 4.77417°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Mopti Region |
| Cercle | Ténenkou Cercle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 824 km2 (318 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,160 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Diondiori is a small town and commune of the Cercle of Ténenkou in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune includes 27 villages and in 2009 had a population of 20,160.
The market that is held in the town on Tuesdays serves many settlements in the surrounding region.[3]
On may 9th, 2022, Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) would announce that earlier, at around 5.00 am GMT, militants of Katiba du Macina fired 10 82mm mortar shells from opposite right bank, of which 3 would hit the village. 2 children and 3 ruminants were killed, 4 people, including 2 children, were injured, and there was "Serious damage to the affected houses". FAMa would also report that the attacks were attempts to destroy the GSM network, and were "clearly directed against civilian populations, thus characterizing the cruelty of the terrorist group."[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Diondiori 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-02, retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Mopti) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
- ^ Quensière, Jacques, ed. (1994), La pêche dans le delta central du Niger: approche pluridisciplinaire d'un système de production halieutique (PDF) (in French), Paris: ORSTOM, Karthala, p. 539 Carte VI, ISBN 2709912023.
- ^ "Mali: deux enfants de 7 et 4 ans tués par des tirs d'obus dans la localité de Diondiori". www.actucameroun.com/. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Attaques simultanées des terroristes à Teninkou, Diondiori et Youwarou : 2 enfants tués, 3 petits ruminants tués et des graves dommages sur les maisons touchées". www.maliweb.net. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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