| Gourma-Rharous | |
|---|---|
| Commune and town | |
 The Niger River at Gourma Rharous | |
  Gourma-RharousLocation in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 16°52′48″N 1°55′26″W / 16.880°N 1.9238°W / 16.880; -1.9238 | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Timbuktu |
| Cercle | Gourma-Rharous Cercle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,000 km (3,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,115 |
| • Density | 3.7/km (9.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Gourma-Rharous (French pronunciation: [ɡuʁma ʁaʁus]) or Rharous, is a rural commune and small town in the Timbuktu Region, Mali. The town is the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the Gourma-Rharous Cercle and lies on the right bank of the Niger River 110 km east of Timbuktu. The commune has an area of approximately 7,000 km and contains 29 villages. In the census of 2009 it had a population of 26,115. French singer Daniel Balavoine died in a helicopter crash in Gourma-Rharous as he was leading a fund-raising effort in Africa during the 1986 Dakar Rally.
References
- ^ Plan de Securite Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Rharous 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-29.
- 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
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