Nioro | |
Settlement Type: | Cercle |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mali |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kayes Region |
Seat Type: | Admin HQ (Chef-lieu) |
Seat: | Nioro du Sahel |
Area Total Km2: | 11060 |
Population As Of: | 2009 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 230488 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Nioro Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. Its administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of Nioro du Sahel. The commune is on the Mauritanian border and has long been a major stop on the trans-Saharan trade.
The cercle is divided into 16 communes:[2] [3]