Guiré | |
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Commune and town | |
Location in Mali | |
Coordinates: 14°38′30″N 6°41′30″W / 14.64167°N 6.69167°WCoordinates: 14°38′30″N 6°41′30″W / 14.64167°N 6.69167°W | |
Country | Mali |
Region | Koulikoro Region |
Cercle | Nara Cercle |
Area | |
• Total | 6,892 km2 (2,661 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 19,879 |
• Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Guiré is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Nara in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune covers an area of 6,892 square kilometers and extends to the Mauritanian border. It contains 25 villages and had a population of 19,879 in the 2009 census. The town of Guiré is 90 km southeast of Nara, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the cercle.