Nara Cercle
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Nara Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Koulikoro Region
of Mali
. Its seat is the town of Nara
, which is also the capital of its Region
and its largest town. The cercle
is divided into communes
, and below this, Quarters/Villages.
Nara Cercle is the northernmost area of Koulikoro Region, and abuts the desert regions of Mauritania
to the north. It covers some 30,000 km2, and is home to Bambara and Sarakole peoples, as well as semi-nomadic Maure
and Fula
peoples, engaged in farming and livestock raising.
Koulikoro Region
Koulikoro is a region in Mali. It is the second administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 90,120 km². Its capital is the city of Koulikoro.- Geography :...
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...
. Its seat is the town of Nara
Nara, Mali
Nara is a city of Mali's Koulikoro Region and the capital of its Cercle. The Cercle is located near the Mauritanian border and was estimated in 2004 to contain 11,000 people...
, which is also the capital of its Region
Regions of Mali
||Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district. Each of the regions bears the name of its principal city. The regions are divided into 49 cercles. The cercles and the capital district are divided into 703 communes....
and its largest town. The cercle
Cercles of Mali
A cercle is the second 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....
is divided into communes
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...
, and below this, Quarters/Villages.
Nara Cercle is the northernmost area of Koulikoro Region, and abuts the desert regions of Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
to the north. It covers some 30,000 km2, and is home to Bambara and Sarakole peoples, as well as semi-nomadic Maure
Maure
A Maure, since the 11th century, is the symbol of an African head. The term has Phoenician and Greek origins; see Moors.- U Moru :The main symbol in the coat of arms in Corsica is U Moru, Corsican for "The Moor", originally a female Moor blindfolded and wearing a necklace made of beads...
and Fula
Fula people
Fula people or Fulani or Fulbe are an ethnic group spread over many countries, predominantly in West Africa, but found also in Central Africa and Sudanese North Africa...
peoples, engaged in farming and livestock raising.
Administrative divisions
Nara Cercle is divided into eleven commune:- AllahinaAllahinaAllahina is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Nara in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 7475.-References:...
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- FallouFallouFallou is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Nara in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 22027....
- GueneibeGueneibeGueneibe is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Nara in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 5814....
- GuireGuireGuire is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Nara in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 12,950....
- KorongaKorongaKoronga is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Nara in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 9131....
- NaraNara, MaliNara is a city of Mali's Koulikoro Region and the capital of its Cercle. The Cercle is located near the Mauritanian border and was estimated in 2004 to contain 11,000 people...
- NiamanaNiamana, KoulikoroNiamana is a commune in the Cercle of Nara in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Mourdiah. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 19,881....
- OuagadouOuagadouOuagadou is a commune in the Cercle of Nara in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Goumbou. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 17,788....