Regions of Mali

Since 2016, Mali has been divided into ten regions and one capital district. A reorganization of the country from eight to nineteen regions was passed into law in 2012,^[1] but of the new regions, only Taoudénit (partitioned from Tombouctou Region) and Ménaka (formerly Ménaka Cercle in Gao Region) have begun to be implemented.^[2]^[3] Each of the regions bears the name of its capital. The regions are divided into 56 cercles. The cercles and the capital district are divided into 703 communes.^[4]

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In 2023, Mali has added nine new regions to its administrative structure, bringing the total to 19 regions plus the district of Bamako. This reorganization aims to improve governance and bring public services closer to local populations. This initiative continues the decentralization efforts that began with the creation of the Taoudénit and Ménaka regions in 2016. The nineteen regions in turn are subdivided into 159 cercles and 815 communes.

The regions are numbered, originally west to east, with Roman numerals.^[5] The capital Bamako is administered separately and is in its own district. The ten regions and the Bamako District are listed below. The population figures are from the 1998 and 2009 censuses.^[6]

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Region name	Region number	Area (km²)	Population Census 1998	Population Census 2009	Population Estimate 2020
Bamako - Capital District	00	252	1,016,296	1,810,366	2,643,130
Kayes	01	63,210	1,374,316	1,993,615	2,910,680
Koulikoro	02	47,040	1,570,507	2,422,108	3,536,280
Sikasso	03	20,800	1,782,157	2,643,179	3,859,040
Ségou	04	52,100	1,675,357	2,338,349	3,413,990
Mopti	05	26,550	1,484,601	2,036,209	2,972,870
Tombouctou	06	206,000	442,619	674,793	985,200
Gao	07	94,846	341,542	542,304	791,760
Kidal	08	151,430	38,774	67,739	98,900
Taoudénit	09	292,000	–	18,160	–
Ménaka	10	78,100	–	54,456	79,510
Bougouni	11	36,670
Dioila	12	12,330
Nioro	13	23,350
Koutiala	14	14,600
Kita	15	35,680
Nara	16	31,250
Bandiagara	17	24,850
San	18	14,200
Douentza	19	23,310

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