Koulikoro Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Koulikoro Region

Koulikoro Region

Koulikoro is a region in Mali. It is the second administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 90,120 km². Its capital is the city of Koulikoro.- Geography :...

 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...

. Its seat is the town of Koulikoro

Koulikoro

Koulikoro is a city in Mali. The capital of the Koulikoro Region, Koulikoro is located on banks of the Niger River, from Mali's capital Bamako....

, which is also the capital of the region

Regions of Mali

||Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district. Each of the regions bears the name of its principal city. The regions are divided into 49 cercles. The cercles and the capital district are divided into 703 communes....

. A major trade and industrial town on the Niger River

Niger River

The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea...

, Koulikoro has been surpassed by Kati

Kati

Kati is a town made up of 37 communes in Mali's Koulikoro Region, about 15 km from Bamako, Mali's capital. It has a population of approximately 40,000 inhabitants.-Economy:...

 to the west as the largest town in the region. Also to the southwest, is the District of Bamako

Bamako

Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...

, which after independence was carved out of the middle of the region.

The Koulikoro Cercle is divided into ten 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...

:

• Dinandougou
  Dinandougou
  Dinandougou is a commune in the Cercle of Koulikoro in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Kenekou and it has 28 villages: Banancoro, Bakolé, Bougoukoro, Bouramabougou, Dinan-Marka, Dinan-Bamanan, Diaguinébougou, Diecoungo, Dioni, Doubala, Donéguébougou,...
  
  
• Doumba
  Doumba
  Doumba is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Koulikoro in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. It covers a surface of 250 km2 and comprises 7 villages: Doumba, Fani, Babougou, Dombana, Kossaba, Dibaro, and Sinzani. As of 2008 the commune had a population of 7557 inhabitants...
  
  
• Koula
• Koulikoro
  Koulikoro
  Koulikoro is a city in Mali. The capital of the Koulikoro Region, Koulikoro is located on banks of the Niger River, from Mali's capital Bamako....
  
  
• Meguetan
  Meguetan
  Meguetan is a commune in the Cercle of Koulikoro in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Gouni on the Niger River. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 15,136....
  
  
• Niamina
  Niamina
  Niamina is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Koulikoro in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 33396.It is located 18 kilometres from Koulikoro city....
  
  
• Sirakorola
  Sirakorola
  Sirakorola is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Koulikoro in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 27859.It is located 18 kilometres from Koulikoro city.-References:...
  
  
• Tienfala
  Tienfala
  Tienfala is a small town and commune on the Niger River in the Cercle of Koulikoro in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 4128.It is located 30 kilometres from Bamako....
  
  
• Tougouni
  Tougouni
  Tougouni is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Koulikoro in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 8579....
  
  

Koulikoro Cercle in the east center of Koulikoro Region, and covers over 7,000 km². It is home to primarily Bambara farmers, including large export Mango

Mango

The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...

 plantations along the river. Other farm products include groundnuts, cotton

Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....

, tobacco

Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...

 and Shea butter

Shea butter

Shea butter is a slightly yellowish or ivory-colored fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree . It is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer, salve or lotion. Shea butter is edible and may be used in food preparation...

. The north of the Cercle is dry, Sahel

Sahel

The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition between the Sahara desert in the North and the Sudanian Savannas in the south.It stretches across the North African continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea....

land, primarily used for livestock.