Mopti

Mopti
Commune and town
Mopti Market
Mopti
Location within Mali
Coordinates: 14°29′45″N 4°11′55″W / 14.49583°N 4.19861°W / 14.49583; -4.19861
Country Mali
Regions of MaliMopti Region
CercleMopti Cercle
Establishedearly Common Era
islands
List
  • New Town
  • Old Town
  • Bani
Area
 • Total
40 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
114,296
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)

Mopti (Fulfulde: Mobti) is a town and an urban commune in the Inner Niger Delta region of Mali. The town is the capital of the Mopti Cercle and the Mopti Region. Situated 630 km northeast of Bamako, the town lies at the confluence of the Niger and the Bani Rivers and is linked by an elevated causeway to the town of Sévaré. The urban commune, which includes both Mopti and Sévaré, had a population of 114,296 in the 2009 census.