Banamba Cercle
Banamba | |
|---|---|
 Location of Banamba Cercle in Mali | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Koulikoro Region |
| Capital | Banamba |
| Population (1998) | |
• Total | 149,965 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Banamba Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Koulikoro Region of Mali. Its seat is the town of Banamba, which is also its largest settlement. It lies at the center east of the region. Banamba Cercle's population as of 1998 was 149,965 people.[1]
Administration
The Banamba Cercle is divided into nine Urban and Rural communes. These are: Banamba (The administrative seat and largest town), Ben Kadi, Boron, Duguwolowula, Kiban, Madina-Sacko, Sebete, Toubacoro, and Toukoroba.[2] It covers some 7,700 square kilometers.
Communities
Banamba Cercle is home to primarially Bambara farmers, and formed part of the pre-colonial Bambara Empire. The Cercle falls largely in the dryer Sahel region, especially in its north, where the population is mostly Fula and Maure pastoralists.
References
- See PROJET DE RÉFORME DU SECTEUR DES TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS AU MALI : Government of Mali, Project for Reform of the Telecomunications Sector. (2001-2002). Site includes 1998 population figures for all Cercles and Communes, and administrative structure as of 2001. Cartographie des infrastructures communales du Mali and Prévisions de desserte des communes pour la période de 2001-2005.
- Regions, Cercles and Places in Mali, African Development Information Services Database. Contains listing of Arrondissements under each Cercle page, as well as some Communes and places of interest in each Cercle.
- Pascal James Imperato. Historical Dictionary of Mali. Scarecrow Press/ Metuchen. NJ - London (1986) ISBN 0810813696
