Diafarabé is a village and
rural commune of the
Cercle of Ténenkou in the
Mopti Region
Mopti (Fula language, Fulfulde: 𞤁𞤭𞥅𞤱𞤢𞤤 𞤃𞤮𞥅𞤩𞤼𞤭𞥅, transliterated ''Diiwal Moobti'') is the fifth administrative region of Mali, covering 79,017 km2. Its capital is the city of Mopti. During the Mali War, ...
of
Mali
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. The commune is at the southern boundary of the ''
cercle''. It covers an area of approximately 980 square kilometers and extends on both sides of the
Niger River
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. The commune includes 10 villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 15,748.
[ The main village of Diafarabé, the '']chef-lieu
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
'', is situated on the north bank of the river next to the junction with the Diaka Channel, a distributary
A distributary, or a distributary channel is a stream channel that branches off and flows a main stream channel. It is the opposite of a ''tributary'', a stream that flows another stream or river. Distributaries are a result of river bifurc ...
that only flows when the Niger is in flood.
A market takes place in the village on Mondays and serves many settlements in the surrounding area.
Every year in late November thousands of cattle are shepherded across the Diaka as they return to the grazing areas in the Inner Niger Delta. The ''Traversée des Animaux'' is an important festival for village.[.]
References
Communities on the Niger River
Communes of Mopti Region
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