About Kayes
Kayes is a city in Kayes, Mali with a population of 194,716. It is the 5th largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mali, and the 2,981st largest worldwide. It lies 427 km from Bamako.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 7
Elevation
47 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Bamako
Coordinates
14.448, -11.444
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 60 in MaliClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.