Alata is a
rural commune in the
''cercle'' of
Tidermène
Tidermène is a village and Cercles of Mali, ''cercle'' in Ménaka Region of southeastern Mali. In the 2009 census it had a population of 5,816. Its area is approximately 29,000 square kilometers. It was previously a Communes of Mali, commune in M ...
in
Ménaka Region
Ménaka ( Bambara: ߡߋߣߊߞߊ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Menaka Dineja) is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the cercle of the same name previously part of Gao Region. Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with t ...
of southeastern
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...
. The administrative centre () is at Tedjerit. The commune was created in 2001 by dividing the large rural commune of
Tidermène
Tidermène is a village and Cercles of Mali, ''cercle'' in Ménaka Region of southeastern Mali. In the 2009 census it had a population of 5,816. Its area is approximately 29,000 square kilometers. It was previously a Communes of Mali, commune in M ...
.
[.] The implementation of
Ménaka Region
Ménaka ( Bambara: ߡߋߣߊߞߊ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Menaka Dineja) is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the cercle of the same name previously part of Gao Region. Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with t ...
in 2016 led to the promotion of Tidermène to a ''cercle'', and Alata was reincorporated into it. the mayor is Frataye Ag Etaw.
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Communes of Ménaka Region
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