Nara (Bambara: ߣߊߙߊ tr. Nara) is a town and rural commune in the Koulikoro Region of southwestern Mali. The town is the administrative center of the Nara Cercle. It is about , south of the international border with Mauritania and approximately , by road, northeast of the Malian capital, Bamako. The rural commune covers an area of and includes the town and 16 surrounding villages. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 19,793. References External links . Communes of Koulikoro Region