Nara Cercle Explained

Nara
Settlement Type:Cercle
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mali
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Koulikoro Region
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Nara
Seat Type:Admin HQ (Chef-lieu)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:30000
Population As Of:2009 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:242990
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
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Nara Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Koulikoro Region of Mali. Its seat is the town of Nara.

Nara Cercle is the northernmost area of Koulikoro Region, and abuts the desert regions of Mauritania to the north. It covers some 30,000 km2, and is home to Bambara and Sarakole (Soninké) peoples, as well as semi-nomadic Maure and Fula peoples, engaged in farming and livestock raising.

Administrative divisions

Nara Cercle is divided into 11 communes:[3]

Notes

15.1685°N -7.2902°W

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