Guidimé
Encyclopedia
Guidimé is a rural commune
in the Cercle of Yelimane
in the Kayes Region
of western Mali
. The commune includes twelve villages. The administrative center (chef-lieu
) is the town of Yélimané
. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 44,019.
Communes of Mali
A Commune is the third level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district . These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 Cercles...
in the Cercle of Yelimane
Yélimané Cercle
Yélimané Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. Its seat is the town of Yélimané. The Cercle is further divided into Communes...
in the Kayes Region
Kayes Region
Kayes Region is one of eight first level national subdivisions, called Regions in Mali. It is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 120,760 km²...
of western Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. The commune includes twelve villages. The administrative center (chef-lieu
Chef-lieu
A chef-lieu is a town or city that is pre-eminent, from an administrative perspective, in any given sub-division of territory in France and some French-speaking countries.-In Algeria:...
) is the town of Yélimané
Yélimané
Yélimané is a town and principal settlement of the commune of Guidimé in the Cercle of Yélimané in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali.-External links:*...
. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 44,019.