Ménaka Region
Region of Mali
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Ménaka (Bambara: ߡߋߣߊߞߊ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Menaka Dineja) is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the cercle of the same name previously part of Gao Region.[3][4] Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with the appointment of Daouda Maïga as the region's governor.[5][6] Members of the region's transitional council were appointed on 14 October 2016.[7] The region is divided into four cercles: Andéramboukane, Inékar, Tidermène, and Ménaka, the location of the capital, also called Ménaka.[5]
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Ménaka | |
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Location of the former Ménaka Cercle in Mali, corresponding to the current region | |
 Interactive map of Ménaka Region in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 16.7°N 2.7°E | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Capital | Ménaka |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Daouda Maïga |
| Area | |
• Total | 81,040 km2 (31,290 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 54,456 |
| • Density | 0.6720/km2 (1.740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (UTC) |
