Ourikéla

Ourikéla
Commune and village
Ourikéla
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°6′38″N 5°3′45″W / 12.11056°N 5.06250°W / 12.11056; -5.06250
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleYorosso Cercle
Area
  Total
576 km2 (222 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
23,855
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Ourikéla is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Yorosso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 578 square kilometers and includes 10 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 23,855. The village of Ourikéla, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 41 km southwest of Yorosso.