Lobougoula

Lobougoula
Commune and town
Lobougoula
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°2′35″N 5°58′55″W / 11.04306°N 5.98194°W / 11.04306; -5.98194
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleSikasso Cercle
Area
 • Total
1,418 km2 (547 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
 • Total
32,505
 • Density22.92/km2 (59.37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Lobougoula is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 1418 square kilometers and includes the town and 31 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 32,505. The town of Lobougoula, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 49 km southwest of Sikasso.