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Nara, Mali

Nara
Commune and town
Nara is located in Mali
Nara
Nara
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 15°10′5″N 7°17′15″W / 15.16806°N 7.28750°W / 15.16806; -7.28750Coordinates: 15°10′5″N 7°17′15″W / 15.16806°N 7.28750°W / 15.16806; -7.28750
Country  Mali
Region Koulikoro Region
Cercle Nara Cercle
Area
 • Total 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)
 • Total 19,793
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
 
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Nara is a town and rural commune in the Koulikoro Region of southwestern Mali. The town is the administrative center of the Nara Cercle. It is 37 km south of the Mauritanian border and 292 km north-northeast of the Malian capital, Bamako. The rural commune covers an area of 1300 square kilometers and includes the town and 16 surrounding villages. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 19,793.


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