Local time
Tue, 4:15 AM GMTAfrica/BamakoCityCapital
Bamako
12.65° N, 8.00° W
- Population
- 1,494,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 13
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 13 cities of Mali in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Mali, so this is not a national ranking.
- Elevation
- 350 m
- Elevation above sea level from Wikidata (P2044), rounded to the metre. A city whose sources give two different elevations shows no row.
- Area
- 245 km²
- Total area from Wikidata (P2046). Where two statements differ by less than half a percent the smaller is shown; a larger disagreement (land area against total area, say) shows no row.
- Time zone
- Africa/Bamako
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Bamako, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Bamako have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name's origin is unclear: it comes from the "Bambara" language and can refer either to a crocodile or to a person's name.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
