Diéma, Mali

Diéma
Commune and town
Diéma
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°32′20″N 9°11′24″W / 14.539°N 9.190°W / 14.539; -9.190
Country Mali
RegionKayes Region
CercleDiéma Cercle
Area
  Total
1,183 km2 (457 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
30,592
  Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Diéma is a rural commune and small town in the Cercle of Diéma in the Kayes Region of western Mali. Diéma is also the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the Diéma Cercle. As well as the main town, the commune contains the villages of Tinkaré, Kana, Guemou, Fangouné Bambara, Fangouné Kagoro, Fangouné Massassi, Dampa, Lacklal, Garambougou, Bougoudéré Niandé, Bougoudéré Mahomet, Bilibani, Mambourké, Madina-Maure and Nafadji. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 30,592.