Alafia

Alafia
Toya
Location of Toya in Mali
Coordinates: 16°39′25″N 3°02′52″W / 16.65694°N 3.04778°W / 16.65694; -3.04778
Country Mali
RegionTombouctou Region
CercleTimbuktu Cercle
Area
  Total
27,857 km2 (10,756 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
13,318
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Alafia is a rural commune of the Cercle of Timbuktu in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The main village and administrative centre is Toya. The commune is mostly desert and covers an area of 27,857 km2. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 13,318.