Lambidou

Lambidou is a rural commune and village in the Cercle of Diéma in the Kayes Region of western Mali. As well as the main village of Lambidou, the commune includes the villages of Singoné, Koumarenga and Kary. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 14,947.

History

Lambidou was a stronghold of the Niakhate family, rulers of the Kingdom of Diarra. After they were deposed by the Diawara dynasty, they retreated to Lambidou and ruled it as a Kafo. It was a prominent regional slave market.