- Diré
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Diré — Commune and town — Location in Mali Coordinates: 16°15′22″N 3°24′36″W / 16.256°N 3.410°WCoordinates: 16°15′22″N 3°24′36″W / 16.256°N 3.410°W Country Mali Region Tombouctou Region Cercle Diré Cercle Population (2009) – Total 22,365 Time zone GMT (UTC+0) Diré is a town and commune on the left bank of the Niger River in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. In 2009 the population was 22,365.[1] It is the administrative center of the Diré Cercle. There are several languages spoken in town, but the main language is Songhay. The population is predominantly Muslim. Situated on the Niger River, its principal industries are agriculture and commerce.
Niger River at Diré
Average monthly flow (m³/s) at the Diré hydrometric station over the period 1924-1992[2]
References
- ^ (in French) Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Tombouctou), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, http://instat.gov.ml/contenu_documentation.aspx?type=23
- ^ Composite Runoff Fields V 1.0: Diré, University of New Hampshire/Global Runoff Data Center, http://www.compositerunoff.sr.unh.edu/html/Polygons/P1134700.html, retrieved 15 Jan 2011.
External links
- (in French) Plan de Sécurite Alimentaire Commune Urbaine de Diré 2006-2010, Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/mali_fd_strtgy/plans/tombouctou/dire/psa_dire.pdf.
Communes and towns of the Tombouctou Region Capital: TimbuktuDiré Cercle Goundam Cercle Goundam (Goundam) · Alzounoub (Sonima) · Bintagoungou (Bintagoungou) · Douekire (Douekire) · Adarmalane (Adarmalane) · Gargando (Gargando) · Issa Bery (Toucabangou) · Kaneye (Kaneye) · Doukouria (Doukouria) · M'Bouna (M'Bouna) · Tilemsi (Kel Malha) · Tele (Hangabéra) · Essakane (Essakane) · Raz El Ma (Raz El Ma) · Tin Aicha (Tin Aicha) · Tonka (Tonka)Gourma-Rharous Cercle Niafunké Cercle Timbuktu Cercle Tombouctou (Tombouctou) · Lafia (Aglal) · Alafia (Toya) · Ber (Ber) · Bourem-Inaly (Bourem-Inaly) · Salam (Agouni)Categories:- Tombouctou Region geography stubs
- Populated places in the Tombouctou Region
- Communes of Mali
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