Koumaira
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Koumaïra | |
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Commune and village | |
  Koumaïra Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 15°47′11″N 3°51′51″W / 15.78639°N 3.86417°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Tombouctou Region |
| Cercle | Niafunké Cercle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 476 km2 (184 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 14,839 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Koumaïra is a rural commune and village of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.[3] The village is on the south bank of the Bara-Issa, a branch of the Niger River that flows when the river is in flood. It lies 21 km south east of the town of Niafunké and 65 km north east of Lake Debo. The commune contains around 36 small settlements.
References
- ^ Schéma Directeur de Lutte Contre l’Ensablement dans le Nord du Mali (6ème et 7ème Régions): Monographie de la Commune de Koumaira (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’Environnement et de l’Assainissement, République du Mali, 2004, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22
- ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Tombouctou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22, retrieved 2011-02-11
- ^ Loi N°99-035/ du 10 Aout 1999 Portant Création des Collectivités Territoriales de Cercles et de Régions (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l'Administration Territoriales et des Collectivités Locales, République du Mali, 1999, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
External links
- Plan de Sécurite Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Koumaira 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20, retrieved 2011-02-12. This document gives the area of the commune as 1,649 km2.
Capital: Timbuktu | ||
| Diré Cercle |  | |
| Goundam Cercle |
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| Gourma-Rharous Cercle | ||
| Niafunké Cercle | ||
| Timbuktu Cercle |
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