Ségala, Mali

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Ségala
Commune and town
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Ségala
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°3′45″N10°58′20″W / 14.06250°N 10.97222°W / 14.06250; -10.97222 Coordinates: 14°3′45″N10°58′20″W / 14.06250°N 10.97222°W / 14.06250; -10.97222
CountryFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Region Kayes Region
Cercle Kayes Cercle
Population (2009) [1]
 • Total 30,305
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Ségala is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The commune, which includes 20 villages, had a population of 30,305 in 2009.

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.

Kayes Cercle Cercle in Kayes Region, Mali

Kayes Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. Its seat is the city of Kayes, which is also the capital of its Region and its largest city. The Cercle is further divided into Communes. The city of Kayes is subdivided into Urban Communes and Wards. Kayes Cercle's population in 2009 was 513,362.

Kayes Region Region in Mali

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.


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