Guiré
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| Guiré | |
|---|---|
| Commune and town | |
  Guiré | |
| Coordinates: 14°38′30″N 6°41′30″W / 14.64167°N 6.69167°WCoordinates: 14°38′30″N 6°41′30″W / 14.64167°N 6.69167°W | |
| Country |
 Mali |
| Region | Koulikoro Region |
| Cercle | Nara Cercle |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 6,892 km2 (2,661 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,879 |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Guiré is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Nara in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune covers an area of 6,892 square kilometers and extends to the Mauritanian border. It contains 25 villages[3] and had a population of 19,879 in the 2009 census.[2] The town of Guiré is 90 km southeast of Nara, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the cercle.
References
- ↑ "Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali", United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Koulikoro) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
- ↑ Communes de la Région de Koulikoro (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.
External links
- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Guiré 2007-2011 (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2007.
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