Travel Guide Koutiala

Koutiala is located 140 km from Sikasso. The foundation of the city dates back to the th century. The name of Koutiala comes from the deformation of "koulé dia kan", which means in the language of the Minianka "village of the sons of the Koulé". It became a province of the Kingdom of Kénédougou in the th century. Administrative post during the colonial period, Koutiala has been a place of circle since independence. A cosmopolitan city dominated by the Minianka ethnic group, Koutiala is also a crossroads connected to the major centres of the country and neighbouring states. Koutiala owes his dynamism to his cotton production, and it is also a good reason to put his backpack a few days to visit the cotton fields. In July and August, the fields are really beautiful, and it was in September and October that the flower broke out to leave the fiber out. The crops begin at this time, the opportunity for the traveller to visit some farms and even to participate in the harvest.