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Timbuktu Cercle

Coordinates: 20°50′N 3°20′W / 20.833°N 3.333°W / 20.833; -3.333
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Timbuktu
Cercle
Location of the Cercle of Timbuktu in Mali
Location of the Cercle of Timbuktu in Mali
Country Mali
RegionTombouctou Region
CapitalTimbuktu
Area
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 • Total
347,488 km2 (134,166 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total
124,546
 • Density0.36/km2 (0.93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Timbuktu Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. It is the largest cercle by area in the whole of Mali. The capital lies at the city of Timbuktu. 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.[2]

Communes

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Timbuktu Cercle contains the following six communes:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Synthèse des 108 Plans Communaux Sécurité Alimentaire de la Région de Tombouctou 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-19.
  2. ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Tombouctou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. ^ Loi N°99-035/ du 10 Aout 1999 Portant Création des Collectivités Territoriales de Cercles et de Régions (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l'Administration Territoriales et des Collectivités Locales, République du Mali, 1999, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
  4. ^ Communes de la Région de Tombouctou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.

20°50′N 3°20′W / 20.833°N 3.333°W / 20.833; -3.333


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