Bamako

Wikimedia Image Bamako is a city in Mali and became a Sister City to Rochester in 1975. Like Rochester, the city sits on a river.

"Bamako, population 1,690,471 (2006), is the capital and largest city of Mali, and currently estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa (6th fastest in the world). It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the Upper and Middle Niger Valleys, in the southwestern part of the country. Bamako is the nation's administrative center ..."

Notes and References

• Rochester's Sister Cities on CityOfRochester.org
  

• Bamako Wikipedia Article
  

• Mali Wikipedia Article
  

• Google Map
  

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