Sony Aliber

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Sony Aliber
Commune
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Location in Mali
Coordinates: 16°30′25″N0°4′28″W / 16.50694°N 0.07444°W / 16.50694; -0.07444 Coordinates: 16°30′25″N0°4′28″W / 16.50694°N 0.07444°W / 16.50694; -0.07444
CountryFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Region Gao Region
Cercle Gao Cercle
Area [1]
 • Total 982.9 km2 (379.5 sq mi)
Population (2009) [2]
 • Total 44,099
 • Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Sony Aliber or Soni Ali Ber is a commune in the Cercle of Gao in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. The main villages are: Bagnadji, Batal, Berrah, Forgho Arma, Forgho Songhai, Kochakarey, Kokorom, Magnadoué, Seina and Zindiga. [1] The administrative center (Chef-lieu) is the village of Forgo Sourhai which is located 25 km north of Gao. [3] The commune includes the banks of the River Niger for a distance of around 35 km. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 44,099.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Schéma Directeur de Lutte Contre L’ensablement dans le Nord Du Mali (6ème Et 7ème Régions): Monographie de la Commune de Soni Ali Ber (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’Environnement et de L’assainissement, République du Mali, 2004
  2. ↑ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Gao) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique
  3. ↑ Plan de Securite Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Soni Ali Ber 2005-2009 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2005.
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