Farako, Ségou

Farako is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune lies on the north bank of the Niger River and contains 11 settlements in an area of 200 square kilometers.^[2] In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,570.^[1] The town of Farako is the chef-lieu of the commune.

Farako
Commune and town
Farako Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°24′37″N 6°23′12″W
Country	Mali
Region	Ségou Region
Cercle	Ségou Cercle
Population  (2009 census)[1]
• Total	17,570
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Farako was an important military garrison town under the Segou Empire.^[3]