Sofara

Town in Mopti Region, Mali

14°1′3″N 4°13′52″W / 14.01750°N 4.23111°W / 14.01750; -4.23111Country

MaliRegionMopti RegionCercleDjenné CercleCommuneFakalaElevation

271 m (889 ft)Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Sofara (Fula: Kaka) is a small town and seat (chef-lieu) of the rural commune of Fakala in the Cercle of Djenné in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.^[1]^[2]

The town lies on the right bank of the Bani River. A weekly market is held in the town on Tuesdays that serves the settlements in the region.^[3]

References

^ Communes de la Région de Mopti (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
^ Moran, Steven; Forkel, Robert; Heath, Jeffrey, eds. (2016). "Sofara". dogonlanguages.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
^ 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.