🏡 Bamako Neighborhoods
Guide to neighborhoods and residential areas of Bamako.
Baco-Djicoroni — Bamako Neighborhood
Baco-Djicoroni, one of the major residential neighborhoods of Bamako's Commune V, the commune's second most populous, crossed by the Kalaban-Coro road.
Badalabougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Badalabougou, the university neighborhood of Bamako's Commune V, linked to Commune III by the King Fahd Bridge and home to the Faculté des Sciences et Techniques.
Badialan I — Bamako Neighborhood
Badialan I, one of the three historic Badialan sectors in Bamako's Commune III, at the administrative and commercial heart of the capital.
Badialan II — Bamako Neighborhood
Badialan II, one of the three historic Badialan sectors in Bamako's Commune III, at the administrative and commercial heart of the capital.
Badialan III — Bamako Neighborhood
Badialan III, one of the three historic Badialan sectors in Bamako's Commune III, at the administrative and commercial heart of the capital.
Bagadadji — Bamako Neighborhood
Bagadadji, a historic neighborhood in Bamako's Commune II, founded by the Touré family and home to the capital's Great Mosque.
Bakaribougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Bakaribougou, a residential neighborhood of Bamako's Commune II, located on the left bank of the Niger River, immediately next to Quinzambougou.
Bamako-Coura-Bolibana — Bamako Neighborhood
Bamako-Coura-Bolibana, an extension of the historic Bamako-Coura neighborhood in Commune III, near the Sacred Heart Cathedral and the French embassy.
Bamako-Coura — Bamako Neighborhood
Bamako-Coura, one of the very first neighborhoods of Bamako, in Commune III, home to the city's historic Catholic cemetery.
Banankabougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Banankabougou, an urban neighborhood in Bamako's Commune VI, home to a sub-office and known for its market, regularly cited for its upkeep difficulties.
Banconi — Bamako Neighborhood
Banconi, one of the most populous neighborhoods in Bamako's Commune I, founded around 1896-1898 and crossed by the stream that gave it its name.
Bougouba — Bamako Neighborhood
Bougouba, a residential neighborhood of Commune II in Bamako, one of the eleven official sectors of the district's most industrial commune.
Boulkassombougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Boulkassombougou, a residential neighborhood in Bamako's Commune I, on the city's northeastern edge.
Bozola — Bamako Neighborhood
Bozola, one of Bamako's three founding neighborhoods, an old Bozo fishing village that has remained on its original site by the Niger River.
Centre Commercial — Bamako Neighborhood
Centre Commercial, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune III, the city's commercial heart with the Grand Marché Dabanani and the Dibida market.
Daoudabougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Daoudabougou, a working-class neighborhood in Bamako's Commune V, the commune's third most populous with over 78,000 residents.
Darsalam — Bamako Neighborhood
Darsalam, one of Bamako's eight historic neighborhoods in 1933, today in Commune III, with its modern market.
Diagoni — Bamako Neighborhood
Diagoni, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 3rd arrondissement: 5,081 residents in 2023 (INSTAT).
Dialakorodji — Bamako Neighborhood
Dialakorodji, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 1st arrondissement: 170,724 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Dialakorodji.
Diatoula — Bamako Neighborhood
Diatoula, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 6th arrondissement: 7,646 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Kalabancoro.
Djandjiguila — Bamako Neighborhood
Djandjiguila, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune VI, neighboring Magnambougou and Sokorodji, whose spelling varies across sources (Dianéguéla, Dianegula).
Djélibougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Djélibougou, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune I, one of the city's earlier-urbanized northern sectors, next to Korofina and Fadjiguila.
Djicoroni Para — Bamako Neighborhood
Djicoroni Para, a left-bank Niger River neighborhood in Bamako's Commune IV, between the river, the Woyowayanko stream, and the Motel canal.
Dogobala — Bamako Neighborhood
Dogobala, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 1st arrondissement: 22,180 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Moribabougou.
Dogodouman — Bamako Neighborhood
Dogodouman, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 4th arrondissement: 18,544 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Dogodouman.
Doumanzana — Bamako Neighborhood
Doumanzana, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune I, sometimes called Doumanzana-Nafadji, known for its road transport terminus.
Dramanebougou-Tellem — Bamako Neighborhood
Dramanebougou-Tellem, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 6th arrondissement: 71,602 residents in 2023 (INSTAT).
Dravela-Bolibana — Bamako Neighborhood
Dravela-Bolibana, an extension of the historic Dravela neighborhood in Bamako's Commune III.
Dravela — Bamako Neighborhood
Dravela, one of Bamako's eight historic neighborhoods in 1933, in Commune III, home to Bamako's state childcare center.
Fadjiguila — Bamako Neighborhood
Fadjiguila, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune I, known for its lively market, next to Banconi and Doumanzana.
Faladié — Bamako Neighborhood
Faladié, an urban neighborhood in Bamako's Commune VI, known for its wholesale vegetable and tuber market and home to one of the commune's sub-offices.
Fombabougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Fombabougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 1st arrondissement: 52,636 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Moribabougou.
Garantiguibougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Garantiguibougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 5th arrondissement: 59,162 residents in 2023 (INSTAT).
Gouana — Bamako Neighborhood
Gouana, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 7th arrondissement: 36,596 residents in 2023 (INSTAT).
Gringoumé — Bamako Neighborhood
Gringoumé, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 4th arrondissement: 8,180 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Dogodouman.
Hamdallaye — Bamako Neighborhood
Hamdallaye, a major commercial neighborhood in Bamako's Commune IV, founded around 1947 by governor Edmond Louveau, today a busy crossroads and business hub anchored by ACI 2000.
Hippodrome — Bamako Neighborhood
Hippodrome, a residential neighborhood in Bamako's Commune II, known for its embassies, restaurants, and lively nightlife around its maquis.
Kabala — Bamako Neighborhood
Kabala, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 7th arrondissement: 109,130 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Kalabancoro.
Kabalabougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Kabalabougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 4th arrondissement: 9,489 residents in 2023 (INSTAT).
Kalabambougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Kalabambougou, a river-valley neighborhood in Bamako's Commune IV, known for its sacred Zéré trees and its cosmopolitan population.
Kalaban-Coura — Bamako Neighborhood
Kalaban-Coura, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 5th arrondissement: 138,046 inhabitants in 2023 according to INSTAT, 1st in its arrondissement by population. Location, history and landmarks.
Kalabancoro — Bamako Neighborhood
Kalabancoro, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 7th arrondissement: 267,283 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Kalabancoro.
Kanadjiguila — Bamako Neighborhood
Kanadjiguila, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 4th arrondissement: 46,219 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Mandé.
Kodabougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Kodabougou, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune III, an older name linked to Niominanbougou, located along the Niger River.
Korofina Nord — Bamako Neighborhood
Korofina Nord, one of the two sectors of the historic Korofina neighborhood in Bamako, in the northeastern part of Commune I.
Korofina Sud — Bamako Neighborhood
Korofina Sud, the second sector of the historic Korofina neighborhood in Bamako, founded around 1887, in Commune I.
Kouliniko — Bamako Neighborhood
Kouliniko, one of the twenty neighborhoods of Bamako's Commune III.
Koulouba — Bamako Neighborhood
Koulouba, the "hill of power" in Bamako, seat of the Presidential Palace since 1907, listed as Mali's national cultural heritage.
Kouralé — Bamako Neighborhood
Kouralé, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 7th arrondissement: 14,059 residents in 2023 (INSTAT).
Lafiabougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Lafiabougou, a working-class residential neighborhood in Bamako's Commune IV, formerly known as Koulébougou, "the site of the woodworkers."
Lassa — Bamako Neighborhood
Lassa, the "Hill of Hope," a hillside neighborhood of Bamako's Commune IV and the heart of Mali's Rasta community.
Magnambougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Magnambougou, one of the most populous neighborhoods in Bamako's Commune VI, with over 72,000 residents and its own sub-town-hall.
Mamaribougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Mamaribougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 4th arrondissement: 45,528 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Mandé.
Médina-Coura — Bamako Neighborhood
Médina-Coura, a historic neighborhood in Bamako's Commune II, laid out between 1919 and 1921, today animated by its schools and neighborhood associations.
Missabougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Missabougou, a semi-rural neighborhood in Bamako's Commune VI, regularly affected by flooding during the rainy season.
Missala — Bamako Neighborhood
Missala, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 7th arrondissement: 10,960 residents in 2023 (INSTAT).
Missira — Bamako Neighborhood
Missira, a historic residential neighborhood at the center of Bamako's Commune II, known for its school group founded in 1955.
Moribabougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Moribabougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 1st arrondissement: 41,668 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Moribabougou.
N'Gabacoro Droit — Bamako Neighborhood
N'Gabacoro Droit, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 1st arrondissement: 38,834 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of N'Gabacoro.
N'Golobougou — Bamako Neighborhood
N'Golobougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 7th arrondissement: 26,638 residents in 2023 (INSTAT).
N'Tabacoro — Bamako Neighborhood
N'Tabacoro, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 6th arrondissement: 78,725 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Kalabancoro.
N'Tomikorobougou — Bamako Neighborhood
N'Tomikorobougou, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune III built in the 1960s by President Modibo Keïta for footballers and musicians.
Ngomi — Bamako Neighborhood
Ngomi, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 2nd arrondissement: 14,048 inhabitants in 2023 according to INSTAT, 5th in its arrondissement by population. Location, history and landmarks.
Niamakoro — Bamako Neighborhood
Niamakoro, the most populous neighborhood in Bamako's Commune VI, with over 118,000 residents, accounting for about 29% of the commune's population.
Niamana — Bamako Neighborhood
Niamana, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 6th arrondissement: 51,395 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Kalabancoro.
Niaréla — Bamako Neighborhood
Niaréla, Bamako's oldest neighborhood, in Commune II: the city's historic birthplace and home to its founding families.
Niominanbougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Niominanbougou, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune III, formerly linked to Kodabougou, along the Niger River.
Ouenzindougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Ouenzindougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 4th arrondissement: 23,817 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Mandé.
Ouolofobougou-Bolibana — Bamako Neighborhood
Ouolofobougou-Bolibana, an extension of the historic Ouolofobougou neighborhood in Bamako's Commune III.
Ouolofobougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Ouolofobougou, one of Bamako's very first neighborhoods, historically home to the Senegalese community, in Commune III.
Point G — Bamako Neighborhood
Point G, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune III, on the hill home to Mali's main university teaching hospital since 1906.
Quartier du Fleuve — Bamako Neighborhood
Quartier du Fleuve, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune III, along the Niger River, near the École Normale Supérieure.
Quartier Mali — Bamako Neighborhood
Quartier Mali, one of the eight neighborhoods of Bamako's Commune V, on the right bank of the Niger River, between Sema I and Torokorobougou.
Quinzambougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Quinzambougou, a residential neighborhood of Bamako's Commune II, born from the state's recognition of former soldiers who had served fifteen years in the French army.
Sabalibougou Kourani — Bamako Neighborhood
Sabalibougou Kourani, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 6th arrondissement: 25,144 residents in 2023 (INSTAT).
Sabalibougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Sabalibougou, a densely populated residential neighborhood in Bamako's Commune V, on the right bank of the Niger River.
Samé — Bamako Neighborhood
Samé, one of the twenty neighborhoods of Bamako's Commune III.
Sangarébougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Sangarébougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 1st arrondissement: 28,305 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Sangarébougou.
Sarambougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Sarambougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 1st arrondissement: 39,059 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Sangarébougou.
Sébénikoro — Bamako Neighborhood
Sébénikoro, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 4th arrondissement: 135,420 inhabitants in 2023 according to INSTAT, 1st in its arrondissement by population. Location, history and landmarks.
Sema I — Bamako Neighborhood
Sema I, one of the eight neighborhoods of Bamako's Commune V, on the right bank of the Niger River, between Badalabougou and Quartier Mali.
Sénou — Bamako Neighborhood
Sénou, a neighborhood in the south of Bamako's Commune VI, home to Modibo Keïta International Airport, Mali's main air gateway.
Seydoubougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Seydoubougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 1st arrondissement: 22,408 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Sangarébougou.
Sibiribougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Sibiribougou, a hillside neighborhood of Bamako's Commune IV, known for its strong Malinké and Guinean community and for exemplary drinking-water management.
Sikoroni — Bamako Neighborhood
Sikoroni, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune I, historically known as Sikoro, considered the founding neighborhood of the village of Bamako.
Sirakoro-Dounfing — Bamako Neighborhood
Sirakoro-Dounfing, a peripheral neighborhood of Bamako's Commune III, a former village absorbed by urbanization, marked by land disputes.
Sirakoro-Méguétana — Bamako Neighborhood
Sirakoro-Méguétana, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 6th arrondissement: 90,616 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of Kalabancoro.
Sogonafing — Bamako Neighborhood
Sogonafing, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune III, located between Koulouba and Darsalam.
Sogoniko — Bamako Neighborhood
Sogoniko, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune VI, home to the country's largest bus station and the commune's town hall.
Sokorodji — Bamako Neighborhood
Sokorodji, a semi-rural neighborhood in Bamako's Commune VI, undergoing development with the recent paving of new roads.
Sotuba — Bamako Neighborhood
Sotuba, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune I, at the commune's eastern edge, a crossing point over the Niger River via the Martyrs Bridge.
Souleymanebougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Souleymanebougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 1st arrondissement: 11,674 residents in 2023 (INSTAT).
Taliko — Bamako Neighborhood
Taliko, a residential neighborhood perched on the hills of Bamako's Commune IV, between Lassa and Sibiribougou.
Titibougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Titibougou, a neighbourhood in Bamako's 1st arrondissement: 12,228 residents in 2023 (INSTAT), formerly part of the commune of N'Gabacoro.
Torokorobougou — Bamako Neighborhood
Torokorobougou, a neighborhood in Bamako's Commune V, home to the Karounga-Keïta sports complex and the historic base of Djoliba Athletic Club.
TSF — Bamako Neighborhood
TSF, a neighborhood of Bamako's Commune II named after the colonial-era Wireless Telegraphy (Télégraphie Sans Fil) station, once part of Niaréla.
Yirimadjo — Bamako Neighborhood
Yirimadjo, a rapidly expanding outlying neighborhood of Bamako's Commune VI, with over 71,000 residents and growth driven by social housing programs.
Zone Industrielle — Bamako Neighborhood
Zone Industrielle, a neighborhood of Commune II in Bamako, concentrates most of the Malian capital's manufacturing activity along the Sotuba road.