Ber, Mali

Ber
Commune and village
Ber

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 16°50′24″N 2°31′29″W / 16.84000°N 2.52472°W / 16.84000; -2.52472Coordinates: 16°50′24″N 2°31′29″W / 16.84000°N 2.52472°W / 16.84000; -2.52472
Country  Mali
Region Tombouctou Region
Cercle Timbuktu Cercle
Area
  Total 35,280 km2 (13,620 sq mi)
Population (2009)[1]
  Total 9,536
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Ber is a village and commune of the Cercle of Timbuktu in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The village lies 8 km north of the Niger River and 53 km east of Timbuktu. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 9,128.[1] The commune is mainly sand dunes and extends for 35,280 km2.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Tombouctou) (PDF), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique
  2. Schéma Directeur de Lutte Contre l’Ensablement dans le Nord du Mali (6ème et 7ème Régions): Monographie de la Commune de Ber (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’Environnement et de l’Assainissement, République du Mali, 2004

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