Lafia, Mali
Encyclopedia
Lafia is a commune
of the Cercle of Timbuktu
in the Tombouctou Region of Mali
. The administrative center (chef-lieu
) is the village of Aglal
.
Communes of Mali
A Commune is the third level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district . These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 Cercles...
of the Cercle of Timbuktu
Timbuktu Cercle
Timbuktu Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. It is the largest cercle by area in the whole of Mali. The capital lies at the city of Timbuktu. The Cercle is divided into Rural and Urban Communes, and below this, quarters/villages...
in the Tombouctou Region of Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. The administrative center (chef-lieu
Chef-lieu
A chef-lieu is a town or city that is pre-eminent, from an administrative perspective, in any given sub-division of territory in France and some French-speaking countries.-In Algeria:...
) is the village of Aglal
Aglal
Aglal is a village and seat of the commune of Lafia in the Cercle of Timbuktu in the Tombouctou Region of Mali....
.