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.

[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,570.

[1] The town of Farako is the chef-lieu of the commune.

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