Ménaka Region
Ménaka | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to Menaka town | |
 Location of the former Ménaka Cercle in Mali, corresponding to the current region | |
 Interactive map of Ménaka Region in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 16°42′N 2°42′E / 16.7°N 2.7°E | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Capital | Ménaka |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Daouda Maïga |
| Area | |
• Total | 81,040 km2 (31,290 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 estimate)[2] | |
• Total | 314,518 |
| • Density | 3.881/km2 (10.05/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (UTC) |
Ménaka (Bambara: ߡߋߣߊߞߊ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Menaka Dineja) is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the cercle of the same name previously part of Gao Region.[3][4] Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with the appointment of Daouda Maïga as the region's governor.[5][6] Members of the region's transitional council were appointed on 14 October 2016.[7] The region is divided into four cercles: Andéramboukane, Inékar, Tidermène, and Ménaka, the location of the capital, also called Ménaka.[5]
Demographics
[edit]The Ménaka Region is the fifth least populated region in Mali, with a population of 318,876 in 2022.[8] With a total fertility rate at 4.1 births per woman, Ménaka has a lower TFR than the Malian national average of 6.1 births per woman.[9]
Ethnicity
[edit]- Tuareg (74.8%)
- Songhai (4.55%)
- Bambara (2.94%)
- Arabic (2.78%)
- Other Malian (12.6%)
- Other African (2.10%)
- Other foreign (0.19%)
Ménaka is one of three Malian regions (the others being Kidal and Tombouctou) where the Tuareg constitute the single largest ethnic group. In 2022, Tuareg people accounted for over 72% of the regional population. Minorities in Ménaka include the Songhai, Arabs (Maure), Bambara, Senufo (mostly Minyanka), and Somono.[10]
Religion
[edit]The 2022 census found that 99.67% of the population in Ménaka was Muslim, 0.30% was Christian, 0.02% were adherents of traditional faiths, and 0.01% practised other religions. Islam is the dominant religion among the Tuareg, who are almost entirely Muslim.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Brinkhoff, Thomas. "Mali: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ "Mali: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "LOI No 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.
- ↑ "Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali" (PDF). MINUSMA. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Régionalisation: Deux Nouvelles régions créées au Mali". Malijet. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ "Nomination: Ménaka fête déjà son Gouverneur". Maliweb. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ "Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali" (PDF). MINUSMA. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT) (December 2024). "CINQUIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L'HABITAT (RGPH5)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT) (December 2024). "RAPPORT D'ANALYSE DES DONNEES DU RGPH5 THÈME : NATALITE ET FECONDITE (RGPH5)". Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT) (December 2024). "RAPPORT D'ANALYSE DES DONNEES DU RGPH5 THÈME : CARACTERISTIQUES CULTURELLES DE LA POPULATION". Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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