Ménaka | |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Type: | Region |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Coordinates: | 16.7°N 2.7°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mali |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Ménaka |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Daouda Maïga |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 81040 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 54456 |
Population As Of: | 2009 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | UTC |
Utc Offset1: | ±0 |
Ménaka (Bambara: ߡߋߣߊߞߊ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Menaka Dineja) is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the cercle of the same name previously part of Gao Region.[3] [4] Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with the appointment of Daouda Maïga as the region's governor.[5] [6] Members of the region's transitional council were appointed on 14 October 2016.[7] The region is divided into four cercles: Andéramboukane, Inékar, Tidermène, and Ménaka, the location of the capital, also called Ménaka.[5]