Taoudénit Region

Taoudénit Berber languages: Tawdenni Arabic: تودني Bambara: ߕߊߎߘߋߣߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ French: Taoudénit
Region
Location of Taoudénit Region in Mali
Interactive map of Taoudénit Region in Mali
Coordinates: 22.7°N 4.0°W / 22.7; -4.0
Country	Mali
Capital	Taoudénit
Government
• Governor	Mohamed Abderrahmane Ould Meydou
Area
• Total	440,176 km^2 (169,953 sq mi)
Population  (2009 census)
• Total	18,160
• Density	0.041/km^2 (0.11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±0 (UTC)

Taoudénit (Bambara: ߕߊߎߘߋߣߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Taudeni Dineja) is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the northern part of Timbuktu Cercle in Tombouctou Region.^[1][2] Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with the appointment of Abdoulaye Alkadi as the region's governor.^[3][4] Members of the region's transitional council were appointed on 14 October 2016.^[5] General Abderrahmane Ould Meydou replaced Alkadi as governor in July 2017.^[6][4]

The region is divided into six cercles: Achouratt, Al-Ourche, Araouane, Boudje-Béha, Foum-Alba and Taoudénit.^[7] The capital will be located at Taoudénit,^[7] although the government is currently based in Timbuktu owing to the lack of infrastructure in Taoudénit.^[5]

References

1. "LOI N^o 2012-017 DU 02 MARS 2012 PORTANT CREATION DE CIRCONSCRIPTIONS ADMINISTRATIVES EN REPUBLIQUE DU MALI" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République du Mali. 2 March 2012. p. 364. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
2. "Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali" (PDF). MINUSMA. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
3. "Régionalisation: Deux Nouvelles régions créées au Mali". Malijet. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
4. Haidara, Chirfi Moulaye (26 March 2016). "Taoudeni: regard sur la desormais 9ème region administrative du Mali". Maliweb. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
5. "Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali" (PDF). MINUSMA. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
6. "Taoudenit : Le général Ould Meydou installé dans ses fonctions de gouverneur de région". Malizine. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
7. "Mali : Taoudeni, contrée historique". 21 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.