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.^[3] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 35,548.^[2] The town lies on the left bank of the river, 80 km northeast of Koulikoro.

Nyamina
Commune and town
Nyamina Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°19′0″N 6°58′55″W
Country	Mali
Region	Koulikoro Region
Cercle	Koulikoro Cercle
Area [1]
• Total	1,283 km2 (495 sq mi)
Population  (2009 census)[2]
• Total	35,548
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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 Bamana Empire, dominating the salt trade but also hosting important markets for slaves, firearms, cloth, and horses. In 1794, during the civil war following faama Ngolo Diarra's death, the city was sacked and was overtaken in importance by Sansanding, further downstream.^{[4]: 171–2}

Nyamina fell to El Hadj Omar Tall without a fight on 25 May 1860 during his campaign to integrate Segou into the Toucouleur Empire.^[5]: 413 The chaos following the Bamana collapse and Tall's death in 1864 severely restricted river trade, with Nyamina as the furthest upstream point that traders could safely visit. Riverine traffic in general declined precipitously, replaced by overland trade from Nioro du Sahel and the upper Senegal river to Segou.^[5]: 417

References

1. Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-12-14, retrieved 2012-06-23. (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, Mali) commune_mali.zip
2. Resultats Recensement Général de la Population et de l’Habitat 2009 (Région de Koulikoro) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
3. Communes de la Région de Koulikoro (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
4. Roberts, Richard (1980). "Long distance trade and production: Sinsani in the nineteenth century". Journal of African History. 21 (2): 169–188. doi:10.1017/S0021853700018156. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
5. Roberts, Richard (1980). "Production and Reproduction of Warrior States: Segu Bambara and Segu Tokolor, c. 1712-1890". Journal of African History. 13 (3): 389–414. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

External links

• Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Nyamina 2008-2012 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-13.