Kati Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Koulikoro Region of Mali. Its seat is the town of Kati, which is also its largest town. It lies at the southwest corner of the region, and completely surrounds the Bamako Capital District. Until the capital was hived off in 1977, the combined Cercle was called Bamako Cercle, with the capital city as its seat.
Kati | |
|---|---|
 Location of Kati Cercle in Mali | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Koulikoro Region |
| Admin HQ (Chef-lieu) | Kati |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,896.61 km2 (6,523.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 estimate[a]) | |
• Total | 901,069 |
| • Density | 56.11/km2 (145.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Demographics
editThe 2009 census recorded a population of 948,128 people.[1] In 2023 the population was estimated to be 901,069, based on corrected data from the 2022 census.[2]
Kati Cercle is home to primarily Bambara and Malinke farmers, as well as Bozo and Fula populations. The Kati area formed part of the pre-colonial Beledougou region of the Mali Empire, Bambara Empire, and was amongst the first places colonised by the French in the last decade of the 19th century.
The Cercle falls largely south of the dryer Sahel land, in the wetter Sudan. Through it runs the fertile valley of the Niger River, home to groundnut, cotton, and tobacco farms, as well as being a major transportation and fishing resource.
Administrative subdivisions
editFootnotes
editReferences
edit- ↑ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Koulikoro) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali, Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011
- 1 2 "Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. 1 July 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Création Circonscriptions Administrative en République Mali". Ministère de l'administration territoriale et de la decentralisation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Revue de presse du Mali, 02.03 – 15.03.2023". Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Bureau Bamako/Sahel. March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
La nouvelle réorganisation territoriale et administrative du Mali est ainsi parachevée. Le Mali compte désormais 19 régions, 156 cercles, 466 arrondissements et 819 communes.
- ↑ "Communes de la Région de Koulokoro" (PDF) (in French). Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012..