Timbuktu Cercle

Timbuktu Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. It is the largest cercle by area in the whole of Mali. The capital lies at the city of Timbuktu. The cercle is divided into rural and urban communes, and below this, quarters/villages. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 124,546.

Timbuktu
Location of the Cercle of Timbuktu in Mali
Country Mali
RegionTombouctou Region
CapitalTimbuktu
Area
  Total347,488 km2 (134,166 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
  Total124,546
  Density0.36/km2 (0.93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
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