Niafunké Cercle
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Niafunké Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali
. The administrative center (chef-lieu
) is the town of Niafunké
. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 184,285. The Niger River
runs for 100 km through the cercle.
The cercle
is subdivided into eight rural communes
:
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 town of Niafunké
Niafunké
- External links :* Short album description and sample of Tulumba....
. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 184,285. The Niger River
Niger River
The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea...
runs for 100 km through the cercle.
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 subdivided into eight rural 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...
:
- Banikane NarhawaBanikane NarhawaBanikane Narhawa is a village and commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali....
- DiankéDiankeDianke is a village and commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 12,684....
- FittougaFittougaFittouga is a rural commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune contains about 64 small settlements. The administrative center is the village of Saraféré which is 35 km south east of the town of Niafunké....
- KoumaïraKoumairaKoumaïra is a rural commune and village of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The village is on the south bank of the Bara-Issa, a branch of the Niger River that flows when the river is in flood. It lies 21 km south east of the town of Niafunké and 65 km north...
- LéréLéré, MaliLéré is a village and commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 8,781.-References:...
- N'GorkouN'GorkouN'Gorkou is a village and rural commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune includes around 54 small settlements....
- SoboundouSoboundouSoboundou is a commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Niafunké....
- SoumpiSoumpiSoumpi is a village and commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.-External links:....