Bandiagara Cercle
Bandiagara Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Mopti Region of Mali. The administrative center (''chef-lieu'') is the town of Bandiagara. The cercle is divided into these communes:. * Bandiagara * Bara Sara * Borko * Dandoli * Diamnati * Dogani Béré * Doucoumbo * Dourou * Kendé * Kendié * Lougourougoumbou * Lowol Guéou * Métoumou * Ondougou * Pelou * Pignari * Pignari Bana *Sangha Sangha is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; Sangha is often used as a surname across these languages. It was historically used in a political context t ... * Ségué-Iré * Soroly * Timniri * Wadouba References Cercles of Mali Mopti Region {{Mopti-geo-stub ...
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Cercles Of Mali
A cercle is the second-level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight ''régions'' and one capital district (Bamako); the ''régions'' are subdivided into 49 ''cercles''. These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. During French colonial rule in Mali, a cercle was the smallest unit of French political administration that was headed by a European officer. A cercle consisted of several cantons, each of which in turn consisted of several villages. In 1887 the Cercle of Bafoulabé was the first cercle to be created in Mali. In most of former French West Africa, the term ''cercle'' was changed to prefecture or department after independence, but this was not done in Mali. Some cercles (and the district) were, prior to the 1999 local government reorganisation, further divided into arrondissements, especially in urban areas or the vast northern regions (such as Kidal), which consisted of a collection of communes. Since these reforms, cercles are now di ...
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