Place:Bamako, Bamako, Mali

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NameBamako
TypeCity
Coordinates12.65°N 8°W
Located inBamako, Mali     (1500 - )
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Bamako ( Bàmakɔ̌, Bamako) is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2020 population of 2.71 million. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country.

Bamako is the nation's administrative centre. The city proper is a cercle in its own right. Bamako's river port is located in nearby Koulikoro, along with a major regional trade and conference center. Bamako is the seventh-largest West African urban center after Lagos, Abidjan, Kano, Ibadan, Dakar, and Accra. Locally manufactured goods include textiles, processed meat, and metal goods as well as mining. Commercial fishing occurs on the Niger River.

The name Bamako ( Bàmakɔ̌ in Bambara) comes from the Bambara word meaning "crocodile river".

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