Taoudénit Region

Taoudénit is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the northern part of Timbuktu Cercle in Tombouctou Region.^[1][2] Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with the appointment of Abdoulaye Alkadi as the region's governor.^[3][4] Members of the region's transitional council were appointed on 14 October 2016.^[5] General Abderrahmane Ould Meydou replaced Alkadi as governor in July 2017.^[6][4]

Taoudénit Berber languages: Tawdenni Arabic: تودني Bambara: ߕߊߎߘߋߣߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ French: Taoudénit
Region
Location of Taoudénit Region in Mali
Interactive map of Taoudénit Region in Mali
Coordinates: 22.7°N 4.0°W / 22.7; -4.0
Country	Mali
Capital	Taoudénit
Government
• Governor	Mohamed Abderrahmane Ould Meydou
Area
• Total	440,176 km2 (169,953 sq mi)
Population  (2009 census)
• Total	18,160
• Density	0.041/km2 (0.11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±0 (UTC)

The region is divided into six cercles: Achouratt, Al-Ourche, Araouane, Boudje-Béha, Foum-Alba and Taoudénit.^[7] The capital will be located at Taoudénit,^[7] although the government is currently based in Timbuktu owing to the lack of infrastructure in Taoudénit.^[5]