Kéniéba is a rural commune, small town and seat of

Kéniéba Cercle Kéniéba Cercle is a subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. The administrative center (''chef-lieu'') is the town of Kéniéba. Kéniéba Cercle contains the Malian section of the hilly Bambouk region, the historic gold mining region of th ...

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 ...

Kayes Region Kayes Region ( Bambara: ߞߊߦߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Kayi Dineja, ) is one of ten first level national subdivisions in Mali called Regions. It is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of . Its capital is the town of Kayes. The ...

, near the

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. As well as the main town, the commune includes 26 other villages.. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 39,557. Kéniéba is located in the

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-rich region of

Bambouk Bambouk (sometimes Bambuk or Bambuhu) is a traditional name for the territory in eastern Senegal and western Mali, encompassing the Bambouk Mountains on its eastern edge, the valley of the Faleme River and the hilly country to the east of the r ...

Climate

Twin towns

Kéniéba is twinned with the following towns: *

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*. Communes of Kayes Region {{Kayes-geo-stub