Niafunké

Niafunké
Town
Niafunké
Coordinates: 15°55′52″N 3°59′24″W / 15.93111°N 3.99000°W / 15.93111; -3.99000Coordinates: 15°55′52″N 3°59′24″W / 15.93111°N 3.99000°W / 15.93111; -3.99000
Country	Mali
Region	Tombouctou
Cercle	Niafunké
Commune	Soboundou

Niafunké is a small town on the Niger River in central Mali. The town is the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune of Soboundou in the Niafunké Cercle of the Tombouctou Region.

Niafunké was the home town of musician/farmer Ali Farka Touré, who moved there as an infant and went on to become the town's mayor in 2004.

Niafunké is also the name of an album recorded by Ali Farka Touré in 1999.

Communes and towns of the Tombouctou Region
Capital: Timbuktu
Diré Cercle	Diré (Diré) Binga (Sarakoira) Arham (Arham) Bourem Sidi Amar (Bourem Sidi Amar) Dangha (Dangha) Garbakoïra (Garbakoïra) Haibongo (Haibongo) Kirchamba (Kirchamba) Kondi (Kondi) Sareyamou (Sareyamou) Tienkour (Tienkour) Tindirma (Tindirma) Tinguereguif (Gari)
Goundam Cercle	Goundam (Goundam) Alzounoub (Sonima) Bintagoungou (Bintagoungou) Douekire (Douekire) Adarmalane (Adarmalane) Gargando (Gargando) Issa Bery (Toucabangou) Kaneye (Kaneye) Doukouria (Doukouria) M'Bouna (M'Bouna) Tilemsi (Kel Malha) Tele (Hangabéra) Essakane (Essakane) Raz El Ma (Raz El Ma) Tin Aicha (Tin Aicha) Tonka (Tonka)
Gourma-Rharous Cercle	Gourma-Rharous (Gourma-Rharous) Bambara Maoudé (Bambara Maoudé) Banikane (Banikane) Gossi (Gossi) Haribomo (Daka Fifo) Inadiatafane (Inadiatafane) Ouinerden (Adiora) Hanzakoma (Minkiri) Séréré (Madiakoye)
Niafunké Cercle	Soboundou (Niafunké) Banikane Narhawa (Banikane) Koumaira (Koumaira) Léré (Léré) Dianke (Dianke) N'Gorkou (N'Gorkou) Fittouga (Saraféré) Soumpi (Soumpi)
Timbuktu Cercle	Tombouctou (Tombouctou) Lafia (Aglal) Alafia (Toya) Ber (Ber) Bourem-Inaly (Bourem-Inaly) Salam (Agouni)