List of cities in Mali
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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...
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- Aguel'hocAguel'hocAguelhok or Adjelhoc is a Rural Commune and village in Kidal Region of eastern Mali in the Tessalit Cercle. In the census of 2009 the commune had a population of 8,080.- Geography :...
- AraouaneAraouaneAraouane or Arawan is a small village in the Malian Sahara, lying north of Timbuktu on the caravan route to Taoudenni. The village once served as an entrepôt in the trans-Saharan trade....
- Azawad
- BafoulabéBafoulabéBafoulabé is a town and commune in south-western Mali. It is located in the Region of Kayes. Bafoulabé is the capital of the Cercle of Bafoulabé, which in 1887 was the first Cercle to be created in Mali.-Local administration:...
- BamakoBamakoBamako 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...
- national capital - BambaBamba, MaliBamba is an rural commune and small town in the Bourem Cercle of the Gao Region of Mali. The village is located on the left bank of the Niger River, 190 km east of Timbuktu and 230 km north west of the town of Gao. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 28,524.The commune of...
- BanambaBanambaBanamba is the capital of Banamba Cercle, one of the seven Cercles of the Koulikoro Region of Mali. Its estimated 2008 population is 7000. The town lies due north of the regional capital of Koulikoro, and is connected by a 40km all weather road via the town of Sirakorola, about half way between...
- BananiBananiBanani is a village in Mali, populated by the Dogon people.....
- BandiagaraBandiagaraBandiagara is a city in the Dogon region of Mali in Africa. The name translates roughly to "large eating bowl"—referring to the communal bowl meals are served in....
- BankassBankassBankass is a city located in the Dogon territory of Mali's Mopti Region.Bankass is the capital of its Cercle, which encompasses seven communes: Bankass, Baye, Diallassagou, Kanibonzon, Ouenkoro, Segue, and Sokoura....
- BarouéliBarouéliBarouéli is a town and commune and seat of the Cercle of Barouéli in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 32,739.-Situation:Barouéli is directly south of Ségou Cercle, and directly north of Koulikoro Cercle....
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- BougouniBougouniBougouni is a commune and city in Mali, the administrative center of Bougouni Cercle, which is in turn found in the administrative region of Sikasso. Bougouni is located 170 km south of Bamako and 210 km west of the city of Sikasso...
- BouremBouremBourem is a commune and small town in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. The town sits on the left bank of the River Niger....
- Djeli (Segou region/San cercle)
- DjennéDjennéDjenné is an Urban Commune and town in the Inland Niger Delta region of central Mali. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 32,944. Administratively it is part of the Mopti Region....
(Jenne) - 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...
- FanaFana, MaliFana is a town and seat of the commune of Guegneka in Mali's Koulikoro Region. Fana has a population of approximately 25,631 inhabitants.Boasting a major production site of the Compagnie malienne pour le développement du textile , Fana is Mali's second greatest site of cotton production after...
- GaoGaoGao is a town in eastern Mali on the River Niger lying ESE of Timbuktu. Situated on the left bank of the river at the junction with the Tilemsi valley, it is the capital of the Gao Region and had a population of 86,663 in 2009....
- GargandoGargandoGargando is a small town located in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The people are mainly from subdivisions of the Kel Ansar tribe...
- GossiGossiGossi is a town and commune of the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous in the Tombouctou Region of Mali, lying north east of Hombori and south west of Gao. It lies on the Mare de Gossi lake and is surrounded by nature reserves in which a large herd of elephants live. The town is the site of a large cattle...
- HomboriHomboriHombori is a town in Mali, lying between Mopti and Gao on the slopes of the Hombori Tondo mesa. It is in the traditional region of Gourma, and the current région administrative de Mopti, Cercle of Douentza....
- KadioloKadioloKadiolo is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kadiolo in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 35,023.-References:...
- KatiKatiKati 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:...
- KayesKayesKayes is a city in western Mali on the Sénégal River, with a population of roughly 100,000 people. Kayes is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. The name "Kayes" comes from the Soninké word "karré", which describes a low humid place that floods in rainy season...
- KéniébaKéniébaKéniéba is a rural commune, small town and seat of Kenieba Cercle in Mali's Kayes Region. As well as the main town, the commune includes 26 other villages. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 39,557....
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- KitaKita, MaliKita is a town and commune in western Mali. It lies on the eastern slope of Mount Kita , known for its caves and rock paintings. Today, the city is known for its music, its annual Roman Catholic pilgrimage and its role as a processing center for the surrounding cotton- and peanut-growing region...
- KolokaniKolokaniKolokani is a town of approximately 13,000 inhabitants in Mali's Koulikoro Region.It is the capital of the Cercle of Kolokani, which consists of 10 rural communes . The cercle of Kolokani has an area of 14,380 km² and a population of 163,886 inhabitants....
- KoniakariKoniakariKoniakari or Koniakary is a town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The town is located approximately 65 kilometres from Kayes city...
- KoulikoroKoulikoroKoulikoro 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....
- KoumantouKoumantouKoumantou is a commune and town in Mali, in the Cercle of Bougouni in the Sikasso Region. It is located near the Ivorian border.The commune includes 38 villages spread over 1268 km². As of 1998 the commune had a population of 30,529. The commune's economy is heavily agricultural, relying...
- KoutialaKoutialaKoutiala is a city in Mali in the administrative region of Sikasso. Koutiala serves as the capital of its administrative Cercle, home to 355,289 people. As of 2005, Koutiala has an estimated 96,600 residents and an area of 18 000 km²...
- MarkalaMarkalaMarkala is a city in Mali's Ségou Region on the Niger River, 35 km downriver from the city of Ségou. Markala is the site of Mali's primary irrigation dam....
- MoptiMoptiMopti is a city at the confluence of the Niger and the Bani in Mali, between Timbuktu and Ségou. The city lies on three islands linked by dykes: the New Town, the Old Town and Medina Coura. As a result it is sometimes known as the "Venice of Mali".-History:The city of Mopti derives its name from...
- NaraNara, MaliNara is a city of Mali's Koulikoro Region and the capital of its Cercle. The Cercle is located near the Mauritanian border and was estimated in 2004 to contain 11,000 people...
- NienaNienaNiena is a village and rural commune of Mali, in the Cercle and region of Sikasso. Niena is located 133 km from Bougouni and 78 km from Sikasso, on the highway that links Bamako to Sikasso and Côte d’Ivoire....
- NionoNionoNiono is a town and commune located in the Ségou Region of Mali. It is the seat of the Niono Cercle. As of 2004 there are approximately 50,000 inhabitants in the commune, while the town itself measures some 4,900 people. The town is the capital of Niono Cercle, one of six subdivisions of Segou...
- Nioro du SahelNioro du SahelNioro du Sahel often referred to as simply Nioro is a town and commune in the Kayes Region of western Mali, 241 km from the city of Kayes. It is located 275 miles north-west of the capital Bamako...
- SadiolaSadiolaSadiola is a town and commune in western Mali, south of Kayes. It is home to the largest gold mine in West Africa, the Sadiola Gold Mine, operated by Anglogold-Ashanti. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 16,678....
- SanSan, MaliSan is a town and commune and capital of the Cercle of San in the Ségou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 26,744.San is the center of bògòlanfini production, a traditional Malian fabric.-References:...
- SangaSangaSanga or Sangha is a group of thirteen villages in the Dogon Country region of Mali, lying east of Bandiagara at the top of an escarpment. The most important villages are Ogol-du-Haut and Ogol-du-Bas. It is known as a centre for traditional religion with many temples and shrines, and as a base for...
- SégouSégouSégou is a city in south-central Mali, lying northeast of Bamako on the River Niger, in the region of Ségou. It was founded by the Bozo people, on a site about from the present town...
- SikassoSikassoSikasso is a city in the south of Mali and the capital of the Sikasso Region. With 130,700 residents, Sikasso recently passed Ségou to become Mali's second-largest city.-Geography:...
- SitakiliSitakiliSitakili is a town in Mali's Kayes Region, in the Cercle of Kéniéba. It is the capital city of its commune.On 12 November 2005, a new gold mine opened in the commune of Sitakili in the village of Loulo...
- TaghazaTaghazaTaghaza is an abandoned salt-mining centre located in a salt pan in the desert region of northern Mali. It was an important source of rock salt for West Africa up to the end of the 17th century when it was abandoned and replaced by Taoudenni. Salt from the mines formed an important part of the...
- TaoudenniTaoudenniTaoudenni is a remote salt mining center in the desert region of northern Mali, north of Timbuktu. The salt is dug by hand from the bed of an ancient salt lake, cut into slabs and transported either by truck or by camel to Timbuktu. The camel caravans from Taoudenni are some of the last that...
- TessalitTessalitTessalit is a city in Mali's Kidal Region. The town is both a Commune and the capital of Tessalit Cercle . As of 1998 the commune had a total population of 2,533....
- TimbuktuTimbuktuTimbuktu , formerly also spelled Timbuctoo, is a town in the West African nation of Mali situated north of the River Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. The town is the capital of the Timbuktu Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali...
(Tombouctou) - TominianTominianTominian is a small town and commune and capital of the Cercle of Tominian in the Ségou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 18,130.In 2004, the population in the main town was recorded at 3,119 people....
- YanfolilaYanfolilaYanfolila is a town in the Yanfolila Cercle of the Sikasso Region of Mali.Yanfolila has been connected to the Internet since January 2005, thanks to a satellite connection....
- YélimanéYélimanéYélimané is a town and principal settlement of the commune of Guidimé in the Cercle of Yélimané in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali.-External links:*...
- YorossoYorossoYorosso is a city in Mali's Sikasso Region. Yorosso serves as the capital of its Cercle and commune, with a population of 5,189 .Its Cercle includes the communes of Boura, Karangana, Kiffosso, Koumbia, Koury, Mahou, Menamba, Ourikela and Yorosso, with an estimated population of...