Niafunké Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the
Tombouctou Region of
Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of
Niafunké. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 184,285. The
Niger River runs for 100 km through the cercle.[citation needed]
^Communes de la Région de Tombouctou(PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from
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