Diéma, Mali

Commune and town in Kayes Region, Mali

14°32′20″N 9°11′24″W / 14.539°N 9.190°W / 14.539; -9.190Country

MaliRegionKayes RegionCercleDiéma CercleArea

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• Total1,183 km² (457 sq mi)Population

(2009 census)^[2]

• Total30,592 • Density26/km² (67/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Diéma is a rural commune and small town in the Cercle of Diéma in the Kayes Region of western Mali. Diéma is also the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the Diéma Cercle. As well as the main town, the commune contains the villages of Tinkaré, Kana, Guemou, Fangouné Bambara, Fangouné Kagoro, Fangouné Massassi, Dampa, Lacklal, Garambougou, Bougoudéré Niandé, Bougoudéré Mahomet, Bilibani, Mambourké, Madina-Maure and Nafadji. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 30,592.

References

^ Plan de Sécurite Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Diéma 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-22, retrieved 2011-01-28.
^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.