Kayes Region

Kayes Region
Sahel forest
Sahel forest
Location within Mali
Location within Mali
Coordinates: 14°6′54″N 10°34′7″W / 14.11500°N 10.56861°W / 14.11500; -10.56861
Country Mali
CapitalKayes
Area
 • Total119,743 km2 (46,233 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)[1]
 • Total1,996,812
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (UTC)
HDI (2017)0.387[2]
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Kayes Region. Unpaved roads are shown by dashed lines. The borders of the Boucle du Baoulé National Park are approximate.
Cercles of Kayes Region

Kayes Region (Bambara: ߞߊߦߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Kayi Dineja) is one of ten first level national subdivisions in Mali called Regions. It is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 120,760 square kilometres or 46,630 square miles. Its capital is the town of Kayes. The province was historically part of the Ghana Empire and the Mali Empire.

  1. ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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