Kayes Cercle is an administrative subdivision of 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 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...

. Its seat is the city of Kayes

Kayes

Kayes is a city in western Mali on the Sénégal River, with a population of roughly 100,000 people. Kayes is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. The name "Kayes" comes from the Soninké word "karré", which describes a low humid place that floods in rainy season...

, which is also the capital of its Region

Regions of Mali

||Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district. Each of the regions bears the name of its principal city. The regions are divided into 49 cercles. The cercles and the capital district are divided into 703 communes....

 and its largest city. The Cercle

Cercles of Mali

A cercle is the second 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....

 is further divided into Arrondissements

Arrondissements of Mali

||The cercles of Mali are divided into arrondissements. These are further divided into 703 communes, 19 urban communes and 684 rural communes. Unlike Communes or Cercles, Arrondissements have no administrative power or elected officials: they are merely territorial divisions or used to divide...

 and Communes

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...

. Kayes city is subdivided into Urban Communes and Wards (fr. Quartiers). Kayes Cercle's population as of 1998 was 350,082 people.

Communes

Commune	Capital	Population (1998)
Kayes Kayes Kayes is a city in western Mali on the Sénégal River, with a population of roughly 100,000 people. Kayes is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. The name "Kayes" comes from the Soninké word "karré", which describes a low humid place that floods in rainy season...	Kayes Kayes Kayes is a city in western Mali on the Sénégal River, with a population of roughly 100,000 people. Kayes is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. The name "Kayes" comes from the Soninké word "karré", which describes a low humid place that floods in rainy season...	78,406
Bangassi Bangassi Bangassi is a town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 12,796....	Bangassi Bangassi Bangassi is a town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 12,796....	12,796
Kabate Kabaté Kabaté is a town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 7,918....	Kabate Kabaté Kabaté is a town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 7,918....	7,918
Diamou Diamou Diamou is a town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. It is located 45 km from Kayes city. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 12,255. Telephone services are available for residents of the town....	Diamou Diamou Diamou is a town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. It is located 45 km from Kayes city. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 12,255. Telephone services are available for residents of the town....	12,255
Djelebou Djelebou Djelebou is a commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Aourou. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 16,858....	Aourou Aourou Aourou is a small town and principal settlement of the commune of Djelebou in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali....	16,858
Faleme Faleme Faleme is a commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Diboli. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 5,864. Faleme is in the process of acquiring telephone service for its residents....	Diboli Diboli Diboli is a small town and principal settlement of the commune of Faleme in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. It is located just from the Mali-Senegal Border. Its nearest big town is Kidira, across the border in Senegal....	5,864
Gory Gopela	Gory Gopela	6,240
Guidimakan Keri Kafo Guidimakan Keri Kafo Guidimakan Keri Kafo is a commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Gakoura. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 14,879....	Gakoura Gakoura Gakoura is a village in the nation of Mali, located 47 km from Kayes on the left bank of the River Senegal. Gakoura is one of the oldest villages in this region. It was founded in the year 933, when a descendant of Ousmane ibn Afan dedicated his life to the expansion of Islam...	14,879
Hawa de Mbaya	Médine Médine, Mali Médine is a small town and principal settlement of the commune of Hawa de Mbaya in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali...	5,691
Karakoro Karakoro Karakoro may refer to:*Karakoro River*Karakoro, Côte d'Ivoire*Karakoro, Mali...	Teichibe Teichibe Teichibe is a small town and principal settlement of the commune of Karakoro in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali....	11,117
Kemene Tambo Kemene Tambo Kemene Tambo is a commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Ambidedi. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 10,901. Kemene Tambo offers telephone and electricity service to its residents....	Ambidedi Ambidedi Ambidedi is a small town and principal settlement of the commune of Kemene Tambo in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali....	10,901
Kouloun Kouloun, Mali Kouloun is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 9,039....	Kouloun Kouloun, Mali Kouloun is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 9,039....	9,039
Koussané Koussané Koussané is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 13,850....	Koussané Koussané Koussané is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 13,850....	13,850
Liberte de Mbaya	Diabe Banlieue Diabe Banlieue Diabe Banlieue is a small town and principal settlement of the commune of Liberte de Mbaya in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali....	7,491
Marena Diombougou Marena Diombougou Marena Diombougou , often referred to as simply Marena, is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 13,227....	Marena Diombougou Marena Diombougou Marena Diombougou , often referred to as simply Marena, is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 13,227....	13,227
Logo Logo, Mali Logo is a commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Kakoulou. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 10,001....	Kakoulou Kakoulou Kakoulou is a small town and principal settlement of the commune of Logo in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali....	10,001
Tafacirga Tafacirga Tafacirga is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 9,230....	Tafacirga Tafacirga Tafacirga is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 9,230....	9,230
Marintoumania Marintoumania Marintoumania is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 5,517.-References:...	Marintoumania Marintoumania Marintoumania is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 5,517.-References:...	5,517
Sadiola Sadiola Sadiola is a town and commune in western Mali, south of Kayes. It is home to the largest gold mine in West Africa, the Sadiola Gold Mine, operated by Anglogold-Ashanti. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 16,678....	Sadiola Sadiola Sadiola is a town and commune in western Mali, south of Kayes. It is home to the largest gold mine in West Africa, the Sadiola Gold Mine, operated by Anglogold-Ashanti. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 16,678....	16,678
Sahel Sahel, Mali Sahel is a commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Bafarara. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 8,739....	Bafarara Bafarara Bafarara is a small town and principal settlement of the commune of Sahel in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali....	8,739
Samé Diomgoma	Samé Samé Samé or Samé Diomgoma is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 8,417....	8,417
Segala Segala, Mali Segala is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 19,175.Segala is noted for its gold mining....	Segala Segala, Mali Segala is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 19,175.Segala is noted for its gold mining....	19,175
Sero Diamanou Sero Diamanou Sero or Sero Diamanou is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 19,788.Segala is noted for its gold mining....	Sero Sero Sero may refer to:geography*Sero, Iran, a city in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran*Sero Diamanou, a commune in Mali*Sero, Mali, a town in Sero Diamanou, Mali*Sero Blanco, a town on the island of Aruba...	19,788
Sony Sony, Mali Sony is a commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Lany Tounka. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 7,330....	Lany Tounka Lany Tounka Lany Tounka is a small town and principal settlement of the commune of Sony in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali....	7,330
Koniakary	Koniakary	8,330
Somankidi Somankidi Somankidi is a village and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 5,167.-External links:*...	Somankidi Somankidi Somankidi is a village and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 5,167.-External links:*...	5,167
Fegui Fegui Fegui is a village and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 2,590....	Fegui Fegui Fegui is a village and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 2,590....	2,590
Goumera Goumera Goumera is a village and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 2,588....	Goumera Goumera Goumera is a village and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 2,588....	2,588