Nara | |
Settlement Type: | Cercle |
Mapsize: | 300px |
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 |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
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.
Nara Cercle is divided into 11 communes:[3]