Kidal Cercle
Encyclopedia
Kidal Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kidal Region
of Mali
. The administrative center (chef-lieu
) is the town of Kidal. The cercle
is divided into rural and urban communes
, and below this, quarters/villages. In 2009 the cercle had a population of 25,617.
The climate is typical Saharian with very little rainfall and large fluctuations in temperature. The average annual rainfall is around 130 mm but there are large year to year variations with 204 mm falling in 1999 and only 66 mm in 1990.
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Kidal Region
Kidal is the eighth administrative region of Mali, covering 151,430 km². Its capital is the city of Kidal.-Geography:The region is bordered on the west by Tomboctou Region, to the south by Gao Region, to the east by Niger and to the north by Algeria....
of Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. The administrative center (chef-lieu
Chef-lieu
A chef-lieu is a town or city that is pre-eminent, from an administrative perspective, in any given sub-division of territory in France and some French-speaking countries.-In Algeria:...
) is the town of Kidal. The cercle
Cercles of Mali
A cercle is the second level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district . These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 cercles....
is divided into rural and urban communes
Communes of Mali
A Commune is the third level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district . These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 Cercles...
, and below this, quarters/villages. In 2009 the cercle had a population of 25,617.
The climate is typical Saharian with very little rainfall and large fluctuations in temperature. The average annual rainfall is around 130 mm but there are large year to year variations with 204 mm falling in 1999 and only 66 mm in 1990.
Communes
The Kidal Cercle contains the following CommunesCommunes of Mali
A Commune is the third level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district . These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 Cercles...
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- AnefifAnefifAnefif is a Saharan village and commune in the Cercle of Kidal in the Kidal Region of north-eastern Mali. In 2009 the commune had a population of 5,087....
- EssoukEssoukEssouk is a commune and small village in the Kidal Region of Mali. The village lies 45 km northeast of Kidal in the Adrar des Ifoghas massif. The ruins of the medieval town of Tadmekka lie 2 km northeast of the present village...
- Kidal (an Urban Commune)