Souba
Commune and village
Souba Location in Mali
Coordinates:13°24′50″N6°35′50″W / 13.41389°N 6.59722°W /13.41389; -6.59722
Country	Mali
Region	Ségou Region
Cercle	Ségou Cercle
Area [1]
• Total	1,104 km2 (426 sq mi)
Population  (2009 census)[2]
• Total	17,961
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Souba is a village andrural commune in theCercle of Ségou in theSégou Region of southern-centralMali. The commune contains 24 villages in an area of approximately 1,104 square kilometers.^[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,961.^[2] The village of Souba, thechef-lieu of the commune, sits on the left (north) bank of theNiger River.

The Saako and Konare families were sent by thefaamas of theSegou Empire to found Souba within theKala province.^[4]

• Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Souba 2008-2012(PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2008.
• Situation des points d'eau modernes au Mali en 2003: Souba (in French), Ministère des Mines, de l'Energie et de l'Eau, République du Mali, 2003.

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