Urban or Popn Popn Average SNo Name Region Cercle rural 1998 2009 Annual commune Census Census Change Six Urban 1 Bamako Bamako Bamako 1,016,296 1,809,106 4.8 communes 2 Sikasso Sikasso Sikasso Urban 134,774 225,753 4.8 3 Kalabancoro Koulikoro Kati Rural 35,582 166,722 15.1 4 Koutiala Sikasso Koutiala Urban 76,914 137,919 5.5 5 Segou Segou Segou Urban 105,305 130,690 2.0 6 Kayes Kayes Kayes Urban 67,424 127,368 6.0 7 Kati Koulikoro Kati Urban 52,714 114,983 7.3 8 Mopti Mopti Mopti Urban 80,472 114,296 3.2 9 Niono Segou Niono Rural 54,251 91,554 4.9 10 Gao Gao Gao Urban 52,201 86,633 4.7 11 San Segou San Urban 46,631 68,067 3.5 12 Koro Mopti Koro Rural 41,440 62,681 3.8 13 Bla Segou Bla Rural 27,568 61,338 7.5 14 Bougouni Sikasso Bougouni Urban 37,360 59,679 4.3 15 Mande Koulikoro Kati Rural 30,577 59,352 6.2 Baguineda- 16 Koulikoro Kati Rural 28,371 58,661 Camp 17 Kolondieba Sikasso Kolondieba Rural 37,945 57,898 3.9 18 Kolokani Koulikoro Kolokani Rural 33,558 57,307 5.0 19 Pelengana Segou Segou Rural 19,963 56,259 9.9 20 Tombouctou Tombouctou Tombouctou Urban 29,732 54,453 5.7 21 Koury Sikasso Yorosso Rural 33,605 54,435 4.5 22 Massigui Koulikoro Dioila Rural 42,665 53,947 2.2 23 Tonka Tombouctou Goundam Rural 37,821 53,438 3.2 24 Kadiolo Sikasso Kadiolo Rural 31,292 52,932 4.9 Wassoulou- 25 Sikasso Yanfolila Rural 37,498 51,727 3.0 Balle 26 Kaladougou Koulikoro Dioila Rural 23,823 51,384 7.2 27 Koumantou Sikasso Bougouni Rural 33,987 51,348 3.8 Ouelesse- 28 Koulikoro Kati Rural 36,198 50,056 3.0 bougou 29 Kita Kayes Kita 31,861 48,947 30 Koulikoro Koulikoro Koulikoro 28,670 43,174 31 Nioro Kayes Nioro 22,266 33,486 32 Djenne Mopti Djenne 19,558 32,944 33 Douentza Mopti Douentza 13,138 28,005 34 Bourem Gao Bourem 21,227 27,486 35 Kidal Kidal Kidal 11,159 25,617 36 Bandiagara Mopti Bandiagara 21,058 25,564 37 Dire Tombouctou Dire 13,431 22,365 38 Goundam Tombouctou Goundam 9,030 15,253 39 Toya Kayes Yelimane 8,908 12,922 40 Troungoumbe Kayes Nioro 9,988 11,412 41 Tenenkou Mopti Tenenkou 7,675 11,310 42 Fatao Kayes Diema 4,774 9,239 43 Kouniakary Kayes Kayes 7,023 8,135 44 Karan Koulikoro Kangaba 5,669 6,874 45 Youri Kayes Nioro 4,061 6,721 46 Somankidi Kayes Kayes 4,784 6,622 47 Fegui Kayes Kayes 2,688 5,494 48 Kourounikoto Kayes Kita 3,247 5,335 For other more formats kindly visit www.downloadexcelfiles.com Original source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Mali.