Banamba Cercle

Banamba
Cercle

Location of Banamba Cercle in Mali
Country  Mali
Region Koulikoro Region
Admin HQ (Chef-lieu) Banamba
Area[1]
  Total 7,500 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 190,235
  Density 25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Banamba Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Koulikoro Region of Mali. Its seat is the town of Banamba, which is also its largest settlement. It lies at the center east of the region.

Banamba Cercle is home to primarily Bambara farmers, and formed part of the pre-colonial Bambara Empire. The Cercle falls largely in the dryer Sahel region, especially in its north, where the population is mostly Fula and Maure pastoralists.

The Banamba Cercle is divided into nine rural communes:[3]

References

  1. Synthèsis des Plans de Securité Alimentaire des Communes du Cercle Banamba 2008-2012 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2008.
  2. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Koulikoro) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. Communes de la Région de Koulokoro (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.

Coordinates: 13°45′N 7°20′W / 13.750°N 7.333°W / 13.750; -7.333

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.