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.^[2]

Timbuktu
Cercle
Location of the Cercle of Timbuktu in Mali
Country	Mali
Region	Tombouctou Region
Capital	Timbuktu
Area [1]
• Total	347,488 km2 (134,166 sq mi)
Population  (2009)[2]
• Total	124,546
• Density	0.36/km2 (0.93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Communes

Timbuktu Cercle contains the following six communes:^[3][4]

• Alafia
• Ber
• Bourem-Inaly
• Lafia
• Salam
• Timbuktu (Tombouctou) (an urban commune)