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Mopti
Sign in to saveMopti (Fulfulde: Mobti) is a town and an urban commune in the Inner Niger Delta region of Mali. The town is the capital of the Mopti Cercle and the Mopti Region. Situated 630 km northeast of Bamako, the town lies at the confluence of the Niger and the Bani Rivers and is linked by an elevated causeway to the town of Sévaré. The urban commune, which includes both Mopti and Sévaré, had a population of 114,296 in the 2009 census.
Mopti is a town in Mali located where the Niger and Bani Rivers meet, serving as the capital of both the Mopti Region and Mopti Cercle. The town is strategically positioned in the Inner Niger Delta about 630 kilometers northeast of Mali's capital, Bamako, and forms part of an urban area with Sévaré that had over 114,000 residents as of 2009.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mopti
- Region
- Mopti
- Country
- Mali
- Population
- 186,187
- Timezone
- Africa/Bamako
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.established_date
- early Common Era
- Settlement.established_date1
- 1800s
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 40
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 268
- Settlement.name
- Mopti
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mopti 053.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Mopti Market
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mali
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Mali
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Regions of Mali
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mopti Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Cercle
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mopti Cercle
- Settlement.parts_type
- islands
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Mopti
- Population
- 53322
- Area
- 40
- Elevation
- 278
- Image
- Port de Mopti.png
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- Mopti
- native label
- Mopti
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Travel guide
Get in
thumb|250px|The River Niger at Mopti
There are regular buses between Mopti and the nearby city of Sevare, as well as to the capital Bamako. As Sevare is on the main Road you may find it easier to travel there then catch a local bus to Mopti.
Mopti is a major gateway for river transport along the Niger river. When rivers are high, usually from June to December, it's possible to travel by boat to Mopti from both Timbuktu and Djenné as well as Bamako.
, in nearby Sevare des not receive any scheduled flights. It was shelled in July 2018 during a national election.
Get around
The centre of Mopti is compact enough that you should be able to walk everywhere. Taxis are, however, available.
See
thumb|250px|Views over the Grand Mosque of Mopti.
The harbour is bustling with life. Also worth a visit is the market near the mosque in the old section of the city.
Do
Take a trip on a pinasse to one of the nearby Bozo villages. It should cost maximum 5,000 CFA for two hours. There is a pinasse mafia at the harbour that tries to control the pricing and asks for extraordinary prices (up to 30,000 CFA for one hour!) Avoid them.
Arrange a trip up river in a pinasse to Timbuktu.
Satimbé Travel can arrange tours to Dogon Country with private transport. Be prepared to negotiate heavily on price.
Avoid acquiring guides at Bar Bozo. While the bar is a fine place for a meal and the de-facto meeting place amongst foreigners, there also is a less-than-savory element which will try to engage you for trips in a boat, to Dogon Country, or any other tourist-related interest.
Buy
You can buy a slab of salt from the harbour.
Stay safe
Mopti is full of people who want to sell you souvenirs and tours to various places, including river trips. Many are extremely persistent and will not take no for an answer; getting rid of them is something which you will get better at with time.
Ignore those who offer to act as your bodyguard during daylight. Mopti is not that dangerous.
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13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Mosque
- Industry
- Tourism
- Transport
- Culture
- Demographics
- Climate
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Mopti (Fulfulde: Mobti) is a town and an urban commune in the Inner Niger Delta region of Mali. The town is the capital of the Mopti Cercle and the Mopti Region. Situated 630 km northeast of Bamako, the town lies at the confluence of the Niger and the Bani Rivers and is linked by an elevated causeway to the town of Sévaré. The urban commune, which includes both Mopti and Sévaré, had a population of 114,296 in the 2009 census.
==Geography== Mopti lies on the right bank of the Bani River, a few hundred meters upstream of the confluence of the Bani with the Niger River. Between August and December when the rivers flood the Inner Niger Delta, the town becomes a series of islands connected by raised causeways. During this period the only road access to the town is along a 12 km causeway that links Mopti to Sévaré. Mopti lies to the west of the Dogon Plateau and is 66 km northwest of Bandiagara and 76 km north-northeast of Djenné. The town is the capital of the Mopti Region and the administrative center of the Mopti Cercle.
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