Niafunké Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the
Tombouctou Region
Tombouctou Region ( Bambara: ߕߎߡߎߕߎ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Tumutu Dineja) is one of the administrative regions of Mali. For administrative purposes, the region is subdivided into five cercles.
The region is part of northern Mali that was sepa ...
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Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
. The administrative center (''
chef-lieu
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lux ...
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Niafunké
Niafunké is a small town on the Niger River in central Mali. The town is the administrative center ('' chef-lieu'') of the commune of Soboundou in the Niafunké Cercle of the Tombouctou Region
Tombouctou Region ( Bambara: ߕߎߡߎߕߎ ߘ ...
. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 184,285. The
Niger River
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runs for 100 km through the cercle.
The
cercle is subdivided into eight
communes
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Banikane Narhawa
Banikane Narhawa is a village and commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, ...
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Dianké
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Fittouga
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Koumaïra
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Léré
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N'Gorkou
N'Gorkou is a village and Communes of Mali, rural commune of the Niafunké Cercle, Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune includes around 54 small settlements.
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Soboundou
Soboundou is a commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center (''chef-lieu'') is the town of Niafunké
Niafunké is a small town on the Niger River in central Mali. The town is the administra ...
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References
Cercles of Mali
Tombouctou Region
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