Alafia

Alafia
Commune
Toya
Location of Toya in Mali
Coordinates: 16°39′25″N 3°02′52″W / 16.65694°N 3.04778°W / 16.65694; -3.04778Coordinates: 16°39′25″N 3°02′52″W / 16.65694°N 3.04778°W / 16.65694; -3.04778
Country  Mali
Region Tombouctou Region
Cercle Timbuktu Cercle
Area[1]
 • Total 27,857 km2 (10,756 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
 • Total 13,318
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Alafia is a rural commune of the Cercle of Timbuktu in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The main village and administrative centre is Toya. The commune is mostly desert and covers an area of 27,857 km2. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 13,318.

References

  1. ↑ Schéma Directeur de Lutte Contre l’Ensablement dans le Nord du Mali (6ème et 7ème Régions): Monographie de la Commune de Alafia (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’Environnement et de l’Assainissement, République du Mali, 2004, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04
  2. ↑ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Tombouktou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22 .
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