Guiré

Guiré
Commune and town
Guiré
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°38′30″N 6°41′30″W / 14.64167°N 6.69167°W / 14.64167; -6.69167
Country Mali
RegionKoulikoro Region
CercleNara Cercle
Area
  Total
6,892 km2 (2,661 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
  Total
19,879
  Density2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Guiré is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Nara in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune covers an area of 6,892 square kilometers and extends to the Mauritanian border. It contains 25 villages and had a population of 19,879 in the 2009 census. The town of Guiré is 90 km southeast of Nara, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the cercle.