Mahina is a small town and ''commune'' in the Cercle of Bafoulabé in the

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 ...

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 country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

. The ''commune'' includes 24 small villages of which the largest are Mahina, Diallola, Sékodounga and Niakalinssiraya. In the 2009 census the ''commune'' had a population of 26,754. The Dakar-Niger Railway has a station at Mahina and the railroad crosses the

Bafing River The Bafing River (Manding languages, Manding for "black river", French language, French: ''Rivière Bafing'') is the upper course and largest tributary of the Senegal River which runs through Guinea and Mali and is about long. Course The Font ...

over a bridge built in 1895. The bridge was repaired in 2022.

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Communes of Kayes Region {{Kayes-geo-stub