Timbuktu Cercle is an administrative subdivision of 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 ...
. It is the largest cercle by area in the whole of Mali. The capital lies at the city of
Timbuktu
Timbuktu ( ; ; Koyra Chiini: ; ) is an ancient city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali, having a population of 32,460 in the 2018 census.
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. The
cercle is divided into rural and urban
communes, and below this, quarters/villages. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 124,546.
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Communes
Timbuktu Cercle contains the following six communes:[.]
* Alafia
* Ber
* Bourem-Inaly
* Lafia
* Salam
* Timbuktu
Timbuktu ( ; ; Koyra Chiini: ; ) is an ancient city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali, having a population of 32,460 in the 2018 census.
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References
Cercles of Mali
Tombouctou Region
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