Déguéré

Village in Mopti Region, Mali

14°38′38″N 3°5′54″W / 14.64389°N 3.09833°W / 14.64389; -3.09833Country

MaliRegionMopti RegionCercleKoro CercleCommuneBambaTime zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Déguéré is a village and seat of the commune of Bamba in the Cercle of Koro in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.^[1] The village sits on the edge of the Dogon Plateau.

Déguéré (locally pronounced as Dégérè) is the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of Bamba village cluster. Déguéré village is located at the base of a mountain, and hosts a weekly Saturday market. There are fishing ponds near the village, and local villagers regularly partake in fishing festivals. Jamsay Dogon is spoken in the commune.^[2]

References

^ Communes de la Région de Mopti (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
^ Moran, Steven; Forkel, Robert; Heath, Jeffrey, eds. (2016). "Bamba-Deguere". dogonlanguages.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.