Communes of Tombouctou Region

Timbuktu ( ; ; Koyra Chiini: ; ) is an ancient city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali, having a population of 32,460 in the 2018 census.

Goundam is a commune and town in north central Mali, in the Tombouctou Region. It is the capital of Goundam Cercle, one of five subdivisions of the Region. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 16,253. The main ethnic groups are Songhay, Tuareg and Fulani.

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village and commune in Mali

Gossi is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous of the Tombouctou Region of Mali, lying northeast of Hombori and southwest of Gao. The town is just to the west of the main RN15 highway that links Mopti with Gao. It is on a seasonal lake, Mare de Gossi, and is surrounded by nature reserves in which a large herd of elephants live.

Gourma-Rharous () or Rharous, is a rural commune and small town in the Timbuktu Region, Mali. The town is the administrative center () of the Gourma-Rharous Cercle and lies on the right bank of the Niger River 110 km east of Timbuktu. The commune has an area of approximately 7,000 km2 and contains 29 villages. In the census of 2009 it had a population of 26,115. French singer Daniel Balavoine died in a helicopter crash in Gourma-Rharous as he was leading a fund-raising effort in Africa during the 1986 Dakar Rally.

Alafia is a rural commune of the Cercle of Timbuktu in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The main village and administrative centre is Toya. The commune is mostly desert and covers an area of 27,857 km2. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 13,318.

Soumpi is a village and commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. Lac Soumpi is a lake of note here, as is the archaeological site of Tissalaten.

Koumaïra is a rural commune and village of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. 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.

commune and town in Tombouctou Region, Mali

Arham is a village and commune of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.

Adarmalane also '''D'adarmalane''' is a rural commune of the Cercle of Goudam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. It lies to the south of Lake Faguibine.

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Alzounoub is a commune of the Cercle of Goundam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The seat lies at Sonima. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 2,923. It covers an area of 7853 km².

Haibongo is a village and rural commune of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.

Essakane is a rural commune and village of the Cercle of Goundam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune includes around 16 small settlements. The small village of Essakane is around 70 kilometers west of the town of Timbuktu. The commune includes Lake Faguibine and two depressions, Lake Kamango and Lake Gouber, which fill with water in years when the annual flood of the Niger River is particularly extensive.

Tienkour is a village and rural commune of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.

commune and village in Tombouctou Region, Mali

Bintagoungou is a rural commune and village of the Cercle of Goudam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The village lies at the south east corner of Lake Faguibine near the channel that connects Lake Faguibine to Lake Takara. The commune includes all of Lake Takara and a small section at the eastern end of Lake Faguibine.

Bourem-Inaly is a village and commune of the Cercle of Timbuktu in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. In 1998 the commune had a population of 8,532.

''' N'Gorkou ''' is a village and rural commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune includes around 54 small settlements.

Fittouga is a rural commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune contains about 64 small settlements. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the village of Saraféré which is 35 km south east of the town of Niafunké.

commune in the Tombouctou Region of Mali

Soboundou is a commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of Niafunké.

commune and village in Tombouctou Region, Mali

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commune and village in Tombouctou Region, Mali

Dangha is a village and commune of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.

Hanzakoma or Hamzakoma is a rural commune of the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune contains 19 villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 7,929. The principal village (chef-lieu) is Minkiri.

Haribomo is a rural commune of the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune contains 29 villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 7,389. The principal village (chef-lieu) is Daka Fifo.

Doukouria is a village and rural commune of the Cercle of Goudam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.

commune in Tombouctou Region, Mali

Garbakoïra is a commune and village of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The village lies on the left bank of the left arm of the River Niger, 35 km south west of the town of Timbuktu and 37 km north east of the town of Diré.

Dianke is a village and commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 12,684.

Tindirma is a village and commune of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 3,419.

commune and village in Tombouctou Region, Mali

Sareyamou is a village and commune of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune contains 11 settlements.

Douékiré is a village and commune of the Cercle of Goudam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.

commune and village in Tombouctou Region, Mali

Tinguereguif is a rural commune of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the village of Gari.

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''' M'Bouna ''' is a village and commune of the Cercle of Goudam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. As of 1998, the commune had a population of 6,070.

Ouinderden is a rural commune of the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The seat lies at Adiora. The commune contains 28 small villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 6,105, nearly all of whom are nomadic pastoralists.

Kondi is a village and commune of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 3,269.

Kirchamba is a village and commune of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 2,305.

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commune and village in Tombouctou Region, Mali

rural commune in Mali

Kaneye is a village and commune of the Cercle of Goudam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 2,418.

commune in Tombouctou Region, Mali