- Banamba Cercle
Banamba Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the
Koulikoro Region ofMali . Its seat is the town ofBanamba , which is also its largest settlement. It lies at the center east of the region. Banamba Cercle's population as of 1998 was 149,965 people. [ [http://www.statoids.com/yml.html Statsoid, Population: 1998 census] .]Administration
The
Banamba Cercle is divided into nine Urban and Rural communes. These are:Banamba (The administrative seat and largest town),Ben Kadi ,Boron ,Duguwolowula ,Kiban ,Madina-Sacko ,Sebete ,Toubacoro , andToukoroba . [ [http://www.dgemali.net/consulte/cercle.php?choix=9 La Délégation Générale aux Elections: Mali. REGION DE KOULIKORO - CERCLE DE BANAMBA] . ] It covers some 7,700 square kilometers.Communities
Banamba Cercle is home to primarially
Bambara farmers, and formed part of the pre-colonialBambara Empire . The Cercle falls largely in the dryerSahel region, especially in its north, where the population is mostlyFula andMaure pastoralists.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.
*Pascal James Imperato. Historical Dictionary of Mali. Scarecrow Press/ Metuchen. NJ - London (1986) ISBN 0810813696
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