Regions of Mali
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In 2023, Mali has added nine new regions to its administrative structure, bringing the total to 19 regions plus the district of Bamako. This reorganization aims to improve governance and bring public services closer to local populations. This initiative continues the decentralization efforts that began with the creation of the Taoudénit and Ménaka regions in 2016. The nineteen regions in turn are subdivided into 159 cercles, 466 districts, 819 communes and 12.712 villages
Demographics
The most populated region in 2023 is Ségou with 2.455 million people, and the least populated is Kidal with just 83 thousand people.
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Geography
Though five regions are composed of mainly desert, they also have half the country's land mass. The largest region is Taoudénit and the smallest is Dioila, excluding Bamako.
Regions
The regions are numbered, originally west to east, with Roman numerals. The numbers were fixed by order in 1977. The numbering after 2023 is stipulated by law 2023-006 and 2023-007 The capital Bamako is administered separately and is in its own district. The regions and the Bamako District are listed below. The population figures are from the 1998 and 2009 censuses.