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Diré
Commune and town
Diré Location in Mali
Coordinates: 16°15′22″N 3°24′36″W / 16.25611°N 3.41000°W / 16.25611; -3.41000
Country	Mali
Region	Tombouctou Region
Cercle	Diré Cercle
Population  (2009 census)
• Total	22,365
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Climate	BWh

Niger River at Diré

Average monthly flow (m3/s) at the Diré hydrometric station over the period 1924-1992[1]

Diré is a town and commune on the left bank of the Niger River in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. In the 2009 census the population of the commune was 22,365.^[2] The town is the administrative center of the Diré Cercle. There are several languages spoken, but the main language is Songhay. The population is predominantly Muslim. Situated on the Niger River, the principal industries are agriculture and commerce.

• Plan de Sécurite Alimentaire Commune Urbaine de Diré 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20, retrieved 2011-02-13.