Nyamina

Nyamina is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Koulikoro in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune lies to the north of the Niger River and covers an area of 1,283 km2. It includes the town of Nyamina and 47 villages. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 35,548. The town lies on the left bank of the river, 80 km northeast of Koulikoro.

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Settlement.name: Nyamina
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mali
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mali
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Koulikoro Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Koulikoro Cercle
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1283
Settlement.population_as_of: 2009 census
Settlement.population_total: 35548
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: GMT
Settlement.utc_offset: +0

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Area: 1283
Elevation: 278

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==History== According to the oral histories of the local Marka people, Nyamina was founded sometime between the 11th and 13th centuries, after the fall of the Wagadu Empire. It was the main commercial center of the region during the early decades of the Segou Empire, dominating the salt trade but also hosting important markets for slaves, firearms, cloth, and horses. The town was governed by the Diarra clan, and ruled over an area extending westwards to Kolokani and Kati. When the Niare clan, allies of Biton Coulibaly the ruler of Segou, established Bamako, Sokolono Diarra attempted to expel them but was defeated and killed.