Timbuktu Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region 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...

. It is the largest cercle by area in the whole of Mali. The capital lies at the city of Timbuktu

Timbuktu

Timbuktu , 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...

. 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 the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 124,546.

Communes

Timbuktu Cercle contains the following 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...

:

• Alafia
  Alafia
  Alafia is a commune of the Cercle of Timbuktu in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The seat lies at Toya. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 11534.-References:...
  
  
• Ber
  Ber, Mali
  Ber is a village and commune of the Cercle of Timbuktu in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 9,128.-References:...
  
  
• Bourem Sidi Amar
  Bourem Sidi Amar
  Bourem Sidi Amar is a village and commune of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali....
  
  
• Lafia
  Lafia, Mali
  Lafia is a commune of the Cercle of Timbuktu in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center is the village of Aglal....
  
  
• Salam
  Salam, Mali
  Salam is a commune of the Cercle of Timbuktu in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The seat lies at Agouni. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 11534.-References:...
  
  
• Timbuktu (Tombouctou)
  Timbuktu
  Timbuktu , 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...
  
  (an Urban Commune)