Taoudénit
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Coordinates: 22°42′N 4°00′W / 22.7°N 4.0°W | |
Country | Mali |
Capital | Taoudénit |
Government | |
• Governor | Mohamed Abderrahmane Ould Meydou |
Area | |
• Total | 440,176 km2 (169,953 sq mi) |
Population (2009 census) | |
• Total | 18,160 |
• Density | 0.041/km2 (0.11/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±0 ( UTC) |
Taoudénit ( Bambara: ߕߊߎߘߋߣߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Taudeni Dineja) is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the northern part of Timbuktu Cercle in Tombouctou Region. [1] [2] Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with the appointment of Abdoulaye Alkadi as the region's governor. [3] [4] Members of the region's transitional council were appointed on 14 October 2016. [5] General Abderrahmane Ould Meydou replaced Alkadi as governor in July 2017. [6] [4]
The region is divided into six cercles: Achouratt, Al-Ourche, Araouane, Boudje-Béha, Foum-Alba and Taoudénit. [7] The capital will be located at Taoudénit, [7] although the government is currently based in Timbuktu owing to the lack of infrastructure in Taoudénit. [5]
Taoudénit
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Coordinates: 22°42′N 4°00′W / 22.7°N 4.0°W | |
Country | Mali |
Capital | Taoudénit |
Government | |
• Governor | Mohamed Abderrahmane Ould Meydou |
Area | |
• Total | 440,176 km2 (169,953 sq mi) |
Population (2009 census) | |
• Total | 18,160 |
• Density | 0.041/km2 (0.11/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±0 ( UTC) |
Taoudénit ( Bambara: ߕߊߎߘߋߣߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Taudeni Dineja) is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the northern part of Timbuktu Cercle in Tombouctou Region. [1] [2] Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with the appointment of Abdoulaye Alkadi as the region's governor. [3] [4] Members of the region's transitional council were appointed on 14 October 2016. [5] General Abderrahmane Ould Meydou replaced Alkadi as governor in July 2017. [6] [4]
The region is divided into six cercles: Achouratt, Al-Ourche, Araouane, Boudje-Béha, Foum-Alba and Taoudénit. [7] The capital will be located at Taoudénit, [7] although the government is currently based in Timbuktu owing to the lack of infrastructure in Taoudénit. [5]