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Ségou
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Ségou

Mali

Country
Mali
Population
130.7K
Coordinates
13.45, -6.27
966th most populous city in the world

Ségou is a town and an urban commune in south-central Mali that lies 235 kilometres (146 mi) northeast of Bamako on the right bank of the River Niger. The town is the capital of the Ségou Cercle and the Ségou Region. With 130,690 inhabitants in 2009, it is the fifth-largest town in Mali.

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