Taoudénit Region

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Taoudénit
Berber languages: Tawdenni
Arabic: تودني
Bambara: ߕߊߎߘߋߣߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ
French: Taoudénit
Region
Location of Taoudénit Region in Mali
Location of Taoudénit Region in Mali
Coordinates: 22°42′N 4°00′W / 22.7°N 4.0°W / 22.7; -4.0
Country Mali
CapitalTaoudénit
Government
 • GovernorMohamed Abderrahmane Ould Meydou
Area
 • Total
292,000 km2 (113,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
98,984
 • Density0.339/km2 (0.878/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (UTC)

Taoudénit is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the northern part of Timbuktu Cercle in Tombouctou Region.[2][3] Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with the appointment of Abdoulaye Alkadi as the region's governor.[4][5] Members of the region's transitional council were appointed on 14 October 2016.[6] General Abderrahmane Ould Meydou replaced Alkadi as governor in July 2017.[7][5]

The region is divided into six cercles: Achouratt, Al-Ourche, Araouane, Boudje-Béha, Foum-Alba and Taoudénit.[8] The capital will be located at Taoudénit,[8] although the government is currently based in Timbuktu owing to the lack of infrastructure in Taoudénit.[6]

Demographics

Ethnicity in Taoudénit (2022)[9]
  1. Arab (82.1%)
  2. Tuareg (10.8%)
  3. Bambara (3.33%)
  4. Songhai (2.94%)
  5. Other (0.74%)

The Taoudénit Region is the second least populated region in Mali, with a population of 100,358 in 2022.[10] Taoudénit has the lowest total fertility rate in Mali at 3.5 births per woman. In comparison, the Malian national average TFR is 6.1 births per woman.[11]

Ethnicity

Taoudénit is the only predominantly Arab (Maure) region in Mali. In 2022, Arabs and Moors comprised 82.14% of the regional population. Minorities in Taoudénit include the Tuareg, Bambara, and Songhai.[9]

Religion

The 2022 census found that 99.81% of the population in Taoudénit was Muslim, 0.18% was Christian, and 0.01% practised other religions. Taoudénit has the highest proportion of Muslims in Mali. Islam is the dominant religion among all of Taoudénit's ethnic groups, with the Arab, Tuareg, and Songhai peoples being almost entirely Muslim.[9]

References

  1. "Mali: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. "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.
  3. "Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali" (PDF). MINUSMA. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. "Régionalisation: Deux Nouvelles régions créées au Mali". Malijet. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. Haidara, Chirfi Moulaye (26 March 2016). "Taoudeni: regard sur la desormais 9ème region administrative du Mali". Maliweb. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  6. "Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali" (PDF). MINUSMA. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  7. "Taoudenit : Le général Ould Meydou installé dans ses fonctions de gouverneur de région". Malizine. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. "Mali : Taoudeni, contrée historique". 21 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. 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.
  10. Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT) (December 2024). "CINQUIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L'HABITAT (RGPH5)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  11. Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT) (December 2024). "RAPPORT D'ANALYSE DES DONNEES DU RGPH5 THÈME : NATALITE ET FECONDITE (RGPH5)". Retrieved 13 June 2026.