Dioïla Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the

Koulikoro Region Koulikoro Region ( Bambara: ߞߎߟߌߞߏߙߏ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Kulikoro Dineja) is a region in western Mali. It is the second administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 90,120 km2. Its capital is the city of Koulikoro. Geography The ...

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 ...

. Its seat is the town of

Dioïla Banko ( Bambara: ߓߊߣߞߏ tr. Banko) is a rural commune and village in the Cercle of Dioïla in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of A ...

. It lies at the southeast corner of the region, and prior to 1977, it was combined with what is now

Kati Cercle Kati Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Koulikoro Region of Mali. Its seat is the town of Kati, which is also its largest town. It lies at the southwest corner of the region, and completely surrounds the Bamako Capital District. Unt ...

and the District of

Bamako Bamako is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country. Bamak ...

in the "Bamako Cercle", with the capital city as its seat. The Dioïla Cercle is divided into 23

communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

:. Names of communes are in upper-case without accents. *

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(containing the town of Dioïla) * Benkadi * Binko * Dégnékoro * Diébé * Diédougou * Diouman *

Dolendougou Dolendougou is a commune in the Dioïla Cercle, Cercle of Dioïla in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The main village (''chef-lieu'') is Dandougou, Mali, Dandougou. References External links *. This document gives 314 km2

* Guégnéka * Jékafo * Kaladougou * Kémékafo * Kéréla *

Kilidougou Kilidougou is a commune in the Cercle of Dioïla in the Koulikoro Region of south-western 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 count ...

Massigui Massigui is a town and commune in the Cercle of Dioila in the Koulikoro Region of southern Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 45,120. See also * List of cities in Mali This list of cities in Mali tabulates all the largest ...

* N'Dlondougou *

N'Garadougou N'Garadougou or N'Gara is a town and commune in the Cercle of Dioïla in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area ...

N'Golobougou N'Golobougou is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Dioila in the Koulikoro Region of southern Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-la ...

Nangola Nangola is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Dioila in the Koulikoro Region of southern 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 ...

Niantjila Niantjila is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Dioila in the Koulikoro Region of southern Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-large ...

* Ténindougou * Wacoro * Zan Coulibaly Dioïla Cercle is home to primarily Bambara and

Malinke Maninka (also known as Malinke), or more precisely Eastern Maninka, is the name of several closely related languages and dialects of the southeastern Manding subgroup of the Mande language family (itself, possibly linked to the Niger–Congo ...

farmers, and formed part of the pre-colonial

Bambara Empire Bambara or Bambarra may refer to: * Bambara people, an ethnic group, primarily in Mali ** Bambara language, their language, a Manding language ** Bamana Empire, a state that flourished in present-day Mali (1640s–1861) * ''Bambara'' (beetle), a g ...

. Because of this, and its rural character,

Animism Animism (from meaning 'breath, spirit, life') is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. Animism perceives all things—animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather systems, human handiwork, and in ...

persisted in this area well into the 20th century. There are also populations of Muslim Maraka,

Fula Fula may refer to: *Fula people (or Fulani, Fulɓe) *Fula language (or Pulaar, Fulfulde, Fulani) **The Fula variety known as the Pulaar language **The Fula variety known as the Pular language **The Fula variety known as Maasina Fulfulde *Fula alpha ...

, and Bozo fishing communities. The Cercle falls largely south of the dryer

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land, in the wetter

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. It is also home to the headwaters of the

Bani River The Bani River is the principal tributary of the Niger River in Mali. The river is formed from the confluence of the Baoulé and Bagoé rivers some east of Bamako and it merges with the Niger near Mopti. Its length is about . Geography The ...

References

Cercles of Mali Koulikoro Region {{Koulikoro-geo-stub