Yoro Sankoulé, Tambacounda, Senegal

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Region:	Tambacounda, Senegal
Latitude:	13° 52' 0" N
Longitude:	13° 43' 0" W
Lat/Long (dec):	13.86667,-13.71667
Köppen climate type:	Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Feature ID:	2243951
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2243951:4
GUID:	0

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Semme, Matam (Ouali-Diala), Senegal River, Saint-Louis Region, Senegal	15° 12' 3" N	12° 56' 41" W	170.0km (105.6 miles)
Mako Gold Mine, Kédougou, Kédougou Region, Senegal	12° 50' 44" N	12° 26' 0" W	179.3km (111.4 miles)
Moulessimou 3, Bakel, Sélibaby, Guidimaka Region, Mauritania	14° 49' 48" N	12° 20' 23" W	182.9km (113.7 miles)
Diaguili 2, Bakel, Sélibaby, Guidimaka Region, Mauritania	14° 50' 59" N	12° 20' 59" W	183.4km (113.9 miles)
Moulessimou 1, Bakel, Sélibaby, Guidimaka Region, Mauritania	14° 50' 59" N	12° 20' 59" W	183.4km (113.9 miles)
Moulessimou 4, Bakel, Sélibaby, Guidimaka Region, Mauritania	14° 50' 23" N	12° 20' 23" W	183.6km (114.1 miles)
Diaguili Nord-Est, Bakel, Sélibaby, Guidimaka Region, Mauritania	14° 52' 30" N	12° 22' 0" W	183.6km (114.1 miles)
Moulessimou 2, Bakel, Sélibaby, Guidimaka Region, Mauritania	14° 51' 29" N	12° 20' 30" W	184.6km (114.7 miles)
Diaguili 1, Bakel, Sélibaby, Guidimaka Region, Mauritania	14° 52' 59" N	12° 20' 59" W	185.6km (115.3 miles)
Sabodala West, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 10' 30" N	12° 8' 32" W	186.8km (116.0 miles)
Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 11' 24" N	12° 7' 26" W	187.9km (116.8 miles)
Sutuba deposit, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 10' 44" N	12° 7' 1" W	189.1km (117.5 miles)
Sabodala Gold Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 11' 11" N	12° 6' 41" W	189.3km (117.6 miles)
Niakafiri West deposit, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 9' 26" N	12° 7' 20" W	189.6km (117.8 miles)
Soukhoto deposit, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 10' 5" N	12° 7' 0" W	189.6km (117.8 miles)
Sabodala, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 9' 44" N	12° 6' 44" W	190.3km (118.3 miles)
Diaguily 3, Bakel, Sélibaby, Guidimaka Region, Mauritania	14° 50' 49" N	12° 16' 0" W	190.5km (118.4 miles)
Diaguily 4, Bakel, Sélibaby, Guidimaka Region, Mauritania	14° 50' 54" N	12° 16' 0" W	190.6km (118.4 miles)
Sabodala North, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 11' 57" N	12° 5' 34" W	190.6km (118.4 miles)
Dinkokono deposit, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 10' 14" N	12° 6' 20" W	190.6km (118.4 miles)
Masato North Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 11' 37" N	12° 5' 41" W	190.6km (118.5 miles)
Masato Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 10' 56" N	12° 5' 52" W	190.8km (118.6 miles)
Niakafiri deposit, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 9' 16" N	12° 6' 26" W	191.2km (118.8 miles)
Masato Northeast deposit, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 11' 56" N	12° 4' 55" W	191.7km (119.1 miles)
Golouma Northwest Mine, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 8' 1" N	12° 6' 0" W	192.8km (119.8 miles)
Golouma West Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 7' 53" N	12° 5' 50" W	193.2km (120.1 miles)
Kerekounda Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 8' 30" N	12° 5' 25" W	193.4km (120.2 miles)
Golouma South Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 7' 36" N	12° 5' 37" W	193.8km (120.4 miles)
Kourouloulou Mine, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 7' 56" N	12° 5' 26" W	193.8km (120.4 miles)
Mamakong deposit, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal	13° 11' 11" N	12° 3' 52" W	194.0km (120.5 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Africa	Continent
African Plate	Tectonic Plate
Mauritanides, African Plate	Orogenic Belt
Senegal-Bove basin, African Plate	Basin
Senegal	Country
Tambacounda Region, Senegal	Region
West Africa	UN Subregion

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Senegal, Tambacounda, Tambacounda	201.12.39.0.0.0
Senegal, Tambacounda, Tambacounda, Koussanar	201.12.39.100.0.0
Senegal, Tambacounda, Tambacounda, Koussanar, Sinthiou Maleme	201.12.39.100.367.0

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