Kokry

Kokry, also spelled Kokri, is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Macina in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune covers an area of approximately 160 square kilometers and includes 17 villages.^[3] The farmland is irrigated by the Office du Niger irrigation scheme. The main crop is rice. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 13,393.^[2] The main village, (chef-lieu), is called Kokry Centre to distinguish it from Kokry Bozo which lies 3 km to the east on a strip of land between the Niger River and the Distributeur Kokry, an irrigation canal.

Kokry
Commune and village
Farmland in the river area
Kokry Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°57′38″N 5°30′55″W
Country	Mali
Region	Ségou Region
Cercle	Macina Cercle
Area [1]
• Total	160 km2 (60 sq mi)
Population  (2009 census)[2]
• Total	13,393
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Kokry was an important political center under the Mali Empire and Songhai Empires, seat of the Cha'a (governor) of the province of Kala.^[4] It was also the seat of a Traoré kingdom, one of twelve that divided the province.^[5]