| Nioro Tougouné Rangabé | |
|---|---|
| Commune and town | |
  Nioro Tougouné Rangabé Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 15°13′12″N8°51′14″W / 15.220°N 8.854°W Coordinates: 15°13′12″N8°51′14″W / 15.220°N 8.854°W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Kayes Region |
| Cercle | Nioro du Sahel Cercle |
| Population (2009 census) [1] | |
| • Total | 11,510 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Nioro Tougouné Rangabé (also Nioro Tougouné Rangaba) is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Nioro in the Kayes Region of south-western 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.
Nioro Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. Its administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of Nioro du Sahel. The commune is on the Mauritanian border and has long been a major stop on the trans-Saharan trade.
Kayes Region is one of eight first level national subdivisions in Mali called “Regions”. It is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 120,760 square kilometres or 46,630 square miles. Its capital is the town of Kayes. The province was historically part of the Ghana Empire and the Mali Empire.
