Moribabougou

Moribabougou is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. It lies on the eastern outskirts of the greater Bamako area. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 28,574.^[2]

Moribabougou
Commune and town
The town of Moribabougou.
Moribabougou Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°41′30″N 7°51′52″W
Country	Mali
Region	Koulikoro Region
Cercle	Kati Cercle
Area [1]
• Total	79 km2 (31 sq mi)
Population  (2009 census)[2]
• Total	28,574
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Moribabougou hosted two pre-service trainings for Peace Corps/Mali volunteers, one in 1981 and the second in 1983. Don Lawder's 1997 Fishing in the Sky: The Education of Namory Keita was in part an account of his experience in the latter.