Alata is a
rural commune
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are des ...
in the
''cercle'' of
Tidermène in
Ménaka Region of southeastern
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. Ma ...
. The administrative centre (''
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, L ...
'') is at Tedjerit. The commune was created in 2001 by dividing the large rural commune of
Tidermène.
[.] The implementation of
Ménaka Region in 2016 led to the promotion of Tidermène to a ''cercle'', and Alata was reincorporated into it. the mayor is Frataye Ag Etaw.
References
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Communes of Ménaka Region
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