Tringa | |
|---|---|
  Maréna Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 14°38′49″N 10°45′4″W / 14.64694°N 10.75111°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Kayes Region |
| Cercle | Yélimané Cercle |
| Population (2009 census)[1] | |
• Total | 12,509 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Tringa is a commune in the Cercle of Yélimané in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The commune contains the four villages: Diakoné, Dialaka, Lambatara and Maréna. The administrative centre (chef-lieu) is Maréna. In 2009 the commune had a population of 12,509.
Sometimes spelled Tiringa, the area was historically a Soninke dyamare (chiefdom or confederacy) beginning in the period of the Wagadu Empire.[2] It is mentioned by al-Bakri as a country on the road between Galambu and the capital and a major producer of cotton.[3][2] Tiringa was among the first areas conquered by the Bathily dynasty as they established the kingdom of Gajaaga, but regained its independence during a succession crisis.[2] The name 'Tiringa' means 'country of the elephants', and it in fact exported significant quantities of ivory in the 17th century.[2]
Tiringa became a canton under the French colonial regime, then an arrondissement after independence, then a commune in the early 1990s.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link). - ^ a b c d Bathily, Abdoulaye (1989). Les Portes de L’Or. Paris: L'Harmattan. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Hunwick J. O., Meillassoux Claude, Triaud Jean-Louis. La géographie du Soudan d’après al-Bakri. Trois lectures. In: 2000 ans d’histoire africaine. Le sol, la parole et l’écrit. Mélanges en hommage à Raymond Mauny. Tome I. Paris : Société française d'histoire d'outre-mer, 1981. pp. 401-428. (Bibliothèque d'histoire d'outre-mer. Études, 5-6-1) www.persee.fr/doc/sfhom_1768-7144_1981_mel_5_1_949
- ^ Stéphanie Lima, « L’émergence d’une toponymie plurielle au Mali », L’Espace Politique [En ligne], 5 | 2008-2, mis en ligne le 17 décembre 2008, consulté le 14 septembre 2025. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/espacepolitique/1115 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/espacepolitique.1115
External links
[edit]- Plan de Securité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Tringa 2007–2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006.
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