Niafunké Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali . The administrative center ( chef-lieu ) is the town of Niafunké . In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 184,285. The Niger River runs for 100 km through the cercle.
2-463: The cercle is subdivided into eight communes : 15°55′N 3°50′W / 15.917°N 3.833°W / 15.917; -3.833 This Tombouctou Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cercles of Mali A cercle is the second-level administrative unit in Mali . Mali is divided into eight régions and one capital district ( Bamako );
4-562: The régions are subdivided into 49 cercles . These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. During French colonial rule in Mali , a cercle was the smallest unit of French political administration that was headed by a European officer. A cercle consisted of several cantons, each of which in turn consisted of several villages. In 1887, the Cercle of Bafoulabé was the first cercle to be created in Mali. In most of former French West Africa ,
#683316