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Timbuktu Cercle

Timbuktu
Cercle
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Location of the Cercle of Timbuktu in Mali
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)
 • Total 124,546
 • Density 0.36/km2 (0.93/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

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.

Timbuktu Cercle contains the following six communes:

Coordinates: 20°50′N 3°20′W / 20.833°N 3.333°W / 20.833; -3.333


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