Tominian Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Ségou Region

Ségou Region

Ségou is the fourth most populous administrative region in Mali, whose capital is the town of Ségou.-Geography:Situated at the center of Mali, Ségou Region covers 64,947 km²...

 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 of the local government is in the town of Tominian

Tominian

Tominian is a small town and commune and capital of the Cercle of Tominian in the Ségou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 18,130.In 2004, the population in the main town was recorded at 3,119 people....

. 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. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 219,853 people.

The Cercle of Tominian contains the communes of Benena

Benena

Benena is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Tominian in the Ségou Region of southern Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 14,748....

, Diora

Diora

Diora was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.Diora was consecrated between 765 and 772. He died between 781 and 785. Around 779 or so King Ethelbert granted land inside the city of Rochester to Diora and his cathedral clergy.-External links:*...

, Fangasso

Fangasso

Fangasso is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Tominian in the Ségou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 20,317....

, Koula, Lanfiala

Lanfiala

Lanfiala is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Tominian in the Ségou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 5,136.-References:...

, Mandiakuy

Mandiakuy

Mandiakuy or Mandiakui is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Tominian in the Ségou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 15,949....

, Mafouné

Mafoune

Mafoune is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Tominian in the Ségou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 16,141.It lies near the border with Burkina Faso....

, Ouan

Ouan

Ouan is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Tominian in the Ségou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 9,165....

, Sanekuy

Sanekuy

Sanekuy is a Bobo village and commune in Mali. It is located 27 km from Tominian in the south, situated in west Mandiakuy. It has about 5000 inhabitants....

, Timissa

Timissa

Timissa is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Tominian in the Ségou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 14,829....

, Tominian

Tominian

Tominian is a small town and commune and capital of the Cercle of Tominian in the Ségou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 18,130.In 2004, the population in the main town was recorded at 3,119 people....

 and Yasso

Yasso

Yasso is a town in the Balavé Department of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso. As of 2005 it had a population of 4,191.-External links:*...

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