Léré, Mali

Léré is a small town and rural commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune covers an area of approximately 1,342 square kilometers and contains the town and 18 villages.[3] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 16,072.[2]

Léré
Commune and town
Léré is located in Mali
Léré
Léré
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 15°42′55″N 4°54′15″W
Country Mali
RegionTombouctou Region
CercleNiafunké Cercle
Area
[1]
 • Total1,342 km2 (518 sq mi)
Elevation
266 m (873 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total16,072
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

The town is around 60 km east of the Mauritanian border. A weekly market is held in the town on Fridays that attracts people from the surrounding settlements.[4]

Léré was allegedly captured by Tuareg rebels in September 2023 following the departure of a United Nations peacekeeping mission from the country.[5]

A market scene in Léré in 1996

References
  1. Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-01-06. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Tombouctou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22.
  3. Communes de la Région de Tombouctou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012.
  4. Quensière, Jacques, ed. (1994), La pêche dans le delta central du Niger: approche pluridisciplinaire d'un système de production halieutique (PDF) (in French), Paris: ORSTOM, Karthala, p. 539 Carte VI, ISBN 2709912023.
  5. "Mali's Tuareg rebels claim capture of more military bases". Reuters. 18 Sep 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.


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