Yélimané Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. Its administrative centre (chef-lieu) is the town of Yélimané. In the 2009 census the population of the cercle was 178,442.
Yélimané Cercle is a major center of gold mining.
The cercle is subdivided into 12 communes:
Diafounou Diongaga
Diafounou Gory
Fanga
Gory
Guidimé
Kirané Kaniaga
Konsiga
Kremis
Marekaffo
Soumpou
Toya
Tringa