Timbuktu | |
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 Location of the Cercle of Timbuktu in Mali | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Tombouctou Region |
| Capital | Timbuktu |
| Area | |
• Total | 347,488 km2 (134,166 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
• Total | 124,546 |
| • Density | 0.36/km2 (0.93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Timbuktu Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. It is the largest cercle by area in the whole of Mali. The capital lies at the city of Timbuktu. The cercle is divided into rural and urban communes, and below this, quarters/villages. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 124,546.[2]
- ^ Synthèse des 108 Plans Communaux Sécurité Alimentaire de la Région de Tombouctou 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-19.
- ^ a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Tombouctou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.