Alafia is a
rural commune of the
Cercle of Timbuktu in the
Tombouctou Region
Tombouctou Region or Timbuktu Region ( Bambara: ߕߎߡߎߕߎ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ, Tumutu Dineja) is one of the administrative regions of Mali. For administrative purposes, the region is subdivided into five cercles.
The region is part of northern Mal ...
of
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 main village and administrative centre is
Toya. The ''commune'' is mostly desert and covers an area of 27,857 km
2. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 13,318.
References
Communes of Tombouctou Region
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