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Cercle in Tombouctou Region, Mali
Goundam Cercle
Cercle
Location of the Cercle of Goundam in MaliLocation of the Cercle of Goundam in Mali
Goundam Cercle is located in MaliGoundam CercleGoundam Cercle
Coordinates: 16°25′02″N 3°40′00″W / 16.41722°N 3.66667°W / 16.41722; -3.66667
Country Mali
RegionTombouctou Region
Admin HQ (Chef-lieu)Goundam
Area
 • Total92,688 km (35,787 sq mi)
Population
 • Total150,150
 • Density1.6/km (4.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Goundam Cercle is a second-level administrative subdivision (cercle) of the Tombouctou Region in northern Mali. Its administrative center is the town of Goundam, although the most populous commune is Tonka. In the 2009 census, the cercle had a population of 150,150.

Although Goundam Cercle extends far into the north of Mali, the entire northern two thirds are covered by the inhospitable Sahara Desert. In the south, seasonal lakes and rivers along the northern edge of the Inner Niger Delta provide a meager living for the population, mostly occupied in pastoralism, farming, and fishing. The population is Tuareg and Maure nomads in the vast north, with settlements of Fula people, Songhai people, and Bozo people in the far south of the cercle. Seasonal lakes in this area include Lake Faguibine, Lac Télé, Lac Fatil and Lac Oro. There is an airport at Goundam, and a highway running towards Mopti far to the southwest and east to the regional capital of Timbuktu.

During the Tuareg rebellion of 2012, the government of Mali lost control of the northern part of the country, which was declared independent from Mali altogether as part of the breakaway state of Azawad by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) on 6 April 2012. The MNLA government was expelled from the region after June 2012, and the area continued under control of various militias and Islamist organizations.

Goundam Cercle contains sixteen communes:

References

  1. Synthèsis des 108 Plans de Securité Alimentaire de la Région de Tombouctou 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 2011-02-09.
  2. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Tombouctou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22
  3. Loi N°99-035/ du 10 Aout 1999 Portant Création des Collectivités Territoriales de Cercles et de Régions (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l'Administration Territoriales et des Collectivités Locales, République du Mali, 1999, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
  4. Communes de la Région de Tombouctou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.

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Cercles of Mali
Kayes Region
Koulikoro Region
Sikasso Region
Ségou Region
Mopti Region
Tombouctou Region
Gao Region
Kidal Region
Bamako Capital District
Ménaka Region
Taoudénit Region
Mali Communes and towns of Tombouctou Region
Capital: Timbuktu
Diré Cercle
Goundam Cercle
Gourma-Rharous Cercle
Niafunké Cercle
Timbuktu Cercle
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