Gadougou I
title: "Gadougou I" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-of-kayes-region"] topic_path: "general/communes-of-kayes-region" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadougou_I" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| name | Gadougou I |
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| settlement_type | Commune |
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| subdivision_name | Mali |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Kayes Region |
| subdivision_type2 | Cercle |
| subdivision_name2 | Kita Cercle |
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| population_as_of | 2009 census |
| population_footnotes | {{citation |
| url | http://instat.gov.ml/documentation/kayes.pdf |
| publisher | République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique |
| title | Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) |
| language | French |
| url-status | dead |
| archiveurl | https://web.archive.org/web/20120727120527/http://instat.gov.ml/documentation/kayes.pdf |
| archivedate | 2012-07-27 |
| population_total | 25775 |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| timezone | GMT |
| utc_offset | +0 |
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Gadougou I is a rural commune that is located in Cercle of Kita, in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The commune includes 17 villages and in the 2009 census, it had a population of 25,775.
Geography
Gadougou I is bordered by the communes of Bougaribaya to the north, Gadougou II to the east, Koulou to the south, and Kokofata to the west. The landscape is characterized by the ridges of the Fouta Djallon foothills. The Balé River, a tributary of the Bafing River, flows through the commune. Natural vegetation consists mainly of woodland and shrub savanna.
Population
The commune includes 17 villages. The commune had a population of 25,400 in 2009, of whom 4,100 lived in Sagabari. The inhabitants are primarily Mandinka, with a minority of Fulbe. The main religions are Islam, Catholicism, and animism.
Economy
The main economic activities are agriculture and animal husbandry. In addition to food crops, farmers cultivate cotton and groundnuts for sale.
Infrastructure
Health services include three dispensaries, two maternity clinics, and a pharmacy depot. Water supply facilities comprise traditional wells and 31 drilled wells equipped with pumps.
Education
Gadougou I has 14 primary schools, two secondary schools, a Quranic school, and three literacy centres. The schools, development education centres, literacy centres, women's training centres, kindergartens and nursery schools of the commune of Gadougou I fall under the Pedagogical Animation Centre (Centre d’Animation Pédagogique) of Sagabari and the Teaching Academy (Académie d’Enseignement) of Kita.
References
References
- "Communes de la Région de Kayes". Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.
- (2013). "4ème Recensement Général de la Population et de l’Habitat du Mali (RGPH). Résultats définitifs. Tome 0: Répertoire des villages". Institut National de la Statistique, République du Mali.
- "Mali – Région de Kayes: Carte de référence". UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
- "Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire: Commune Rurale de Gadougou I 2007–2011". Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali / USAID-Mali.
- (5 April 2019). "Journal officiel, Numéro 11 du 5 avril 2019". Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement du Mali.
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