of a separate Bandiagara Region had already been envisaged by Mali's administrative reform of 2012, but was initially not fully implemented. Law No. 2023-006 of 13 March 2023 confirmed the new administrative division and established Bandiagara as one of the country's regions.

Administrative divisions

The region is divided into nine cercles. In total, it comprises 30 arrondissements, 53 communes and 1,024 villages and fractions.

Culture

Historically, the region is closely associated with the settlement area

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