Kéniéba Cercle

Kéniéba Cercle is a subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of Kéniéba.

Country Mali

Admin HQ (Chef-lieu)Kéniéba

TimezoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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Kéniéba
Cercle
Location of Kéniéba Cercle in the Kayes Region of Mali
Country	Mali
Region	Kayes Region
Admin HQ (Chef-lieu)	Kéniéba
Area
• Total	35,250 km2 (13,610 sq mi)
Population  (2009)[1]
• Total	194,153
• Density	5.508/km2 (14.27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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Kéniéba Cercle contains the Malian section of the hilly Bambouk region, the historic gold mining region of the Ghana Empire and the Mali Empire. Kéniéba Cercle is divided from the Senegalese Bambouk by the valley of the Falémé River.

The cercle is subdivided into twelve communes:^[2]

• Bayé
• Dabia
• Dialafara
• Dombia
• Faléa
• Faraba
• Guénégoré
• Kassama
• Kéniéba
• Kroukoto
• Sagalo
• Sitakilly