Ménaka region
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Mali |
| Capital | Menaka |
| surface | 81,040 km² |
| Residents | 54,456 (2009 census) |
| density | 0.7 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | ML-9 |
Coordinates: 16 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 7' E
Ménaka is a region of Mali that was legally created in 2012 from the Ménaka district of the Gao region of the same name . The region is identical to the former Ménaka district. The actual implementation of the region began on January 19, 2016 with the appointment of Daouda Maïga as governor of the region. Members of the region's transition council were appointed on October 14, 2016. The capital of the region is the city of Ménaka .
The region is divided into four cercles:
population
Most of the small population consists of nomadic Tuareg tribes. The minorities include the Wodaabe and the sedentary Songhai . The area is a traditional center of the Ullemmeden .
Individual evidence
- ↑ LOI N o 2012-017 DU 02 MARS 2012 PORTANT CREATION DE CIRCONSCRIPTIONS ADMINISTRATIVES EN REPUBLIQUE DU MALI . In: Journal officiel de la République du Mali . March 2, 2012.
- ^ Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali . MINUSMA . March 28, 2016.
- ^ Regionalization: Deux Nouvelles régions créées au Mali . Malijet. January 21, 2016.
- ↑ Nomination: Ménaka fête déjà son Gouverneur . Maliweb. January 30, 2016.
