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Kita Cercle, Kayes Region, Malii
Regional Level Types
Kita CercleCercle
Kayes RegionRegion
MaliCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kokofata12,985 (2018)
Kita5,769 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
359258
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359258:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Cercle de Kita, Kayes, Mali
German:
Kita, Region Kayes, Mali
Italian:
circondario di Kita, regione di Kayes, Mali
Simplified Chinese:
基塔省, 卡伊區, 马里
Spanish:
Círculo de Kita, Kayes, Malí
Arabic:
الدائرة كيتا, منطقة كايس, مالي
Catalan:
Kita, Mali
Cebuano:
Kita Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Dutch:
Kita Cercle, Kayes, Mali
Finnish:
Kitan piiri, Kayesin alue, Mali
Japanese:
キタ圏, カイ州, マリ
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kita Khian, Kayes Khu, Mali
Scots:
Kita Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Swedish:
Kita Cercle, Kayes, Mali


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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kita_Cercle
Wikidata ID:Q1247547
GeoNames ID:7701501

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