Ténenkou

Commune and village in Mopti Region, Mali

14°27′20″N 4°55′5″W / 14.45556°N 4.91806°W / 14.45556; -4.91806Country

MaliRegionMopti RegionCercleTénenkou CerclePopulation

(2009)^[1]

• Total11,310Time 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
^ 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.
^ "Au Mali, de nouveaux affrontements avec les rebelles font onze morts à Ténenkou - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-06.

External links

Schutyser, Sebastian, Tenenkou Mosque, Archnet, archived from the original on 2011-06-29.
Plan de Securité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Tenenkou 2006–2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-26.