Kayes Region

Kayes Region
Region
Sahel forest
Sahel forest
Location within Mali
Location within Mali
Interactive map of Kayes Region
Country Mali
CapitalKayes
Government
 • GovernorMoussa Soumaré
Area
 • Total
63,210 km2 (24,410 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
1,815,258
 • Density28.72/km2 (74.38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (UTC)
HDI (2017)0.387
low
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Kayes Region (Bambara: ߞߊߦߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Kayi Dineja, Arabic: منطقة كايس, romanized: minṭaqa Kāyas) is one of 19 regions of Mali. Kayes Region is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 63,210 square kilometres or 24,410 square miles. Its capital is the town of Kayes. The province was historically part of the Ghana Empire and the Mali Empire.

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