Kati is an urban commune and the largest town in Mali's Koulikoro Region.

The town is situated 15 km northwest of Bamako, Mali's capital, on the Dakar-Niger Railway.

The population is mainly Muslim, but with the presence of a Roman Catholic mission the Roman-Catholic community is also well established.

From December 27, 2004, to December 30, 2004, the "Coordination des associations, organisations et mouvements de la jeunesse de Kati" organinized a meeting for young people from Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Togo.

The young people had committed themselves to contribute their share to find a solution for the problems their countries are facing, like health of the reproduction of young people and teenagers, AIDS, advancing of the desert, wars, illiteracy etcetera.