Nara ( Bambara: ߣߊߙߊ tr. Nara) is a town and rural commune in 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 ...

of southwestern Mali. The town is the administrative center of the

Nara Cercle Nara Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Koulikoro Region of Mali. Its seat is the town of Nara, Mali, Nara. Nara Cercle is the northernmost area of Koulikoro Region, and abuts the desert regions of Mauritania to the north. It cover ...

. It is about , south of the international border with

Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...

and approximately , by road, northeast of the Malian capital,

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 ...

. The rural commune covers an area of and includes the town and 16 surrounding villages.. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 19,793.

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