Lambidou
Sign in to saveLambidou 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.
Key facts
- 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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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.
==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.
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