Circles of Mali
Mali is divided into eight regions and one district. The regions are subdivided into 49 cercles (circles). The circles and the district
are subdivided into communes. A map of the circles, with some of their boundaries askew, is on page 2 of this
ten-year development plan 
(retrieved
2010-05-26). The circles of Mali are listed below.
This Plans de Sécurité Alimentaire page has links
to a series of reports, from which I gathered area data for many of the circles.
| Circle | HASC | Population | Area(km.²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abéïbara | ML.KD.AB | 7,331 | 23,750 |
| Ansongo | ML.GA.AN | 85,847 | 23,614 |
| Bafoulabé | ML.KY.BF | 176,555 | 20,220 |
| Bamako | ML.BA.BM | 838,315 | 252 |
| Banamba | ML.KK.BB | 149,965 | 7,500 |
| Bandiagara | ML.MO.BD | 213,348 | 10,520 |
| Bankass | ML.MO.BK | 184,021 | 9,054 |
| Barouéli | ML.SG.BR | 160,673 | 4,170 |
| Bla | ML.SG.BL | 247,609 | 6,200 |
| Bougouni | ML.SK.BG | 272,522 | 20,028 |
| Bourem | ML.GA.BO | 78,925 | 43,000 |
| Diéma | ML.KY.DM | 140,107 | 12,440 |
| Dioïla | ML.KK.DL | 341,400 | 12,794 |
| Diré | ML.TB.DR | 76,033 | 2,600 |
| Djenné | ML.MO.DJ | 160,591 | 4,563 |
| Douentza | ML.MO.DZ | 152,185 | 23,481 |
| Gao | ML.GA.GA | 145,633 | 31,250 |
| Goundam | ML.TB.GD | 122,772 | |
| Gourma-Rharous | ML.TB.GR | 56,784 | |
| Kadiolo | ML.SK.KD | 138,156 | |
| Kangaba | ML.KK.KG | 82,812 | |
| Kati | ML.KK.KT | 458,333 | |
| Kayes | ML.KY.KY | 350,082 | 22,190 |
| Kéniéba | ML.KY.KN | 165,567 | |
| Kidal | ML.KD.KL | 16,923 | 21,353 |
| Kita | ML.KY.KI | 278,111 | 35,250 |
| Kolokani | ML.KK.KO | 196,644 | |
| Kolondiéba | ML.SK.KB | 132,718 | 9,200 |
| Koro | ML.MO.KR | 263,788 | 10,937 |
| Koulikoro | ML.KK.KK | 144,006 | |
| Koutiala | ML.SK.KU | 355,189 | 8,740 |
| Macina | ML.SG.MC | 195,463 | 11,750 |
| Ménaka | ML.GA.MN | 25,571 | |
| Mopti | ML.MO.MP | 232,735 | 7,262 |
| Nara | ML.KK.NA | 190,284 | 30,000 |
| Niafunké | ML.TB.NF | 135,006 | 12,000+ |
| Niono | ML.SG.NN | 203,353 | 23,063 |
| Nioro | ML.KY.NR | 253,984 | 11,060 |
| San | ML.SG.SN | 229,607 | 7,262 |
| Ségou | ML.SG.SG | 477,457 | 10,844 |
| Sikasso | ML.SK.SK | 431,936 | 15,375 |
| Ténenkou | ML.MO.TN | 142,806 | |
| Tessalit | ML.KD.TS | 5,857 | 39,000 |
| Tin-Essako | ML.KD.TE | 935 | 39,000 |
| Tombouctou | ML.TB.TB | 76,766 | 347,438 |
| Tominian | ML.SG.TM | 164,587 | 6,573 |
| Yanfolila | ML.SK.YF | 157,132 | 9,240 |
| Yélimané | ML.KY.YL | 141,693 | 5,700 |
| Yorosso | ML.SK.YR | 123,119 | 5,500 |
| Youwarou | ML.MO.YW | 77,699 | |
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Change history:
- 1977-07-12: Baraouéli circle created.
- 1977-07: Niafunké circle transferred from Mopti to Timbuktu region.
- 1985: "Provinces and Provincial Capitals of the World, Second Edition", by Morris Fisher (1985), has a list of secondary subdivisions of Mali that shows 40 circles, plus Bamako. The capital of each circle has the same name as the circle. The ones that don't appear on Mr. Fisher's list, and thus were apparently created between 1985 and 2001, are Abéïbara, Barouéli, Bla, Diéma, Kati, Ménaka, Tessalit, Tin-Essako, and Youwarou.
- 1991: Kidal region was split from Gao.
- 1991-08-08: Abéïbara circle created.
- 1993: Tin-Essako circle created.
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