Safo, Mali

Safo
Commune and village
Safo
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°46′7″N 7°55′43″W / 12.76861°N 7.92861°W / 12.76861; -7.92861
Country Mali
RegionKoulikoro Region
CercleKati Cercle
Area
  Total
307 km2 (119 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
16,066
  Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Safo is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 307 square kilometers and includes 14 villages. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 16,066. The village of Safo is 20 km northeast of Bamako, the Malian capital.