Ténenkou

Ténenkou
Commune and village
Ténenkou is located in Mali
Ténenkou
Ténenkou
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°27′20″N 4°55′5″W / 14.45556°N 4.91806°W / 14.45556; -4.91806
Country Mali
RegionMopti Region
CercleTénenkou Cercle
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
11,310
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Ténenkou (or Tenenkou; Fula: Teenengu) is a village and commune and seat of the Ténenkou Cercle in the Mopti Region of Mali. In 2009 the commune had a population of 11,310.

The market that is held in the village on Thursdays serves many settlements in the surrounding region.

Politics

Mamadou Cisse became the mayor of Tenenkou in 2004 as part of the Union for the Republic and Democracy. In 2023, Allaye Abdramane Cisse succeeded him.[citation needed]

History

Katiba Macina attacked the town in January 2015, but was repelled by Malian forces. Tenenkou was also the site of a short battle [fr] between the Malian army and the Coordination of Azawad Movements on May 5, 2015, which the Malian army defended against again.

References

  1. ↑ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link).
  2. ↑ Quensière, Jacques, ed. (1994), La pêche dans le delta central du Niger: approche pluridisciplinaire d'un système de production halieutique (PDF) (in French), Paris: ORSTOM, Karthala, p. 539 Carte VI, ISBN 2709912023.
  3. ↑ "Au Mali, de nouveaux affrontements avec les rebelles font onze morts à Ténenkou - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-06.