Koumaïra | |
Settlement Type: | Commune and village |
Pushpin Map: | Mali |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mali |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mali |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tombouctou Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Cercle |
Subdivision Name2: | Niafunké Cercle |
Area Total Km2: | 476 |
Population As Of: | 2009 census |
Population Total: | 14839 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 15.7864°N -3.8642°W |
Elevation M: | 265 |
Koumaïra is a rural commune and village of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.[1] The village is on the south bank of the Bara-Issa, a branch of the Niger River that flows when the river is in flood. It lies 21 km south east of the town of Niafunké and 65 km north east of Lake Debo. The commune contains around 36 small settlements.