Miria, Mali

Miria
Miria
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°40′30″N 6°10′0″W / 11.67500°N 6.16667°W / 11.67500; -6.16667
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleSikasso Cercle
Area
  Total
231 km2 (89 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
8,226
  Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Miria is a commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The principal town lies at Doumanani. The commune covers an area of 231 square kilometers and includes five villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 8,226. The village of Doumanani, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 68 km northwest of Sikasso.