Banikane, Gourma-Rharous

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Banikane
Commune and village
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Banikane
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 16°56′58″N1°44′53″W / 16.94944°N 1.74806°W / 16.94944; -1.74806 Coordinates: 16°56′58″N1°44′53″W / 16.94944°N 1.74806°W / 16.94944; -1.74806
CountryFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Region Tombouctou Region
Cercle Gourma-Rharous Cercle
Population (2009 census)
  Total 9,433
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Banikane is a village and commune of the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The village lies on the right bank of the River Niger, 25 km downstream of Rharous. The commune extends on both banks of the river and includes 15 villages. In the 2009 census the population of the commune was 9,433.

Communes of Mali

A Commune is the third level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district (Bamako). These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 Cercles. The Cercles and the district are divided into 703 Communes, with 36 Urban Communes and 667 Rural Communes, while some larger Cercles still contain Arrondissements above the Commune level, these are organisational areas with no independent power or office. Rural Communes are subdivided in Villages, while Urban Communes are subdivided into Quartier. Communes usually bear the name of their principal town. The capital, Bamako, consists of six Urban Communes. There were initially 701 communes until the Law No. 01-043 of 7 June 2001 created two new Rural Communes in the desert region in the north east of the country: Alata, Ménaka Cercle in the Gao Region and Intadjedite, Tin-Essako Cercle in the Kidal Region.

Gourma-Rharous Cercle Cercle in Tombouctou Region, Mali

Gourma-Rharous Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Gourma-Rharous.

Tombouctou Region Region in Mali

Tombouctou Region is one of the administrative regions of Mali. It is the largest of Mali's eight regions and includes a large section of the Sahara Desert. For administrative purposes, the region is subdivided into five cercles.

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