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Lambidou

Lambidou is a rural commune and village in the Cercle of Diéma in the Kayes Region of western Mali. As well as the main village (chef-lieu) of Lambidou, the commune includes the villages of Singoné, Koumarenga and Kary. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 14,947.

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Settlement.name: Lambidou
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mali
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mali
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kayes Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Diéma Cercle
Settlement.area_total_km2: 333
Settlement.population_as_of: 2009 census
Settlement.population_total: 14947
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: GMT
Settlement.utc_offset: +0

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==History== Lambidou was a stronghold of the Niakhate family, rulers of the Kingdom of Diarra. After they were deposed by the Diawara dynasty, they retreated to Lambidou and ruled it as a Kafo. It was a prominent regional slave market.