Nioro du Sahel Cercle

Nioro Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. Its seat is the city of Nioro du Sahel, which is also its largest city. The Cercle is further divided into Arrondissements and Communes. Nioro Cercle's population as of 1998 was 253,984 people. [ [http://www.statoids.com/yml.html Statsoid, Population: 1998 census] .]

The area abuts the Sahara desert to the north, and Nioro has long been a major stop on the Trans-Saharan trade.

References

*See [http://mali-reforme-telecom.mctmtl.com/ PROJET DE RÉFORME DU SECTEUR DES TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS AU MALI] : Government of Mali, Project for Reform of the Telecomunications Sector. (2001-2002). Site includes 1998 population figures for all Cercles and Communes, and administrative structure as of 2001. [http://mali-reforme-telecom.mctmtl.com/MaliArp.exe Cartographie des infrastructures communales du Mali] and [http://mali-reforme-telecom.mctmtl.com/previsions.pdf Prévisions de desserte des communes pour la période de 2001-2005] .
* [http://www.afdevinfo.com/htmlreports/ml01.html Regions, Cercles and Places in Mali] , African Development Information Services Database. Contains listing of Arrondissements under each Cercle page, as well as some Communes and places of interest in each Cercle.