Gourma-Rharous

Commune and town in Timbuktu, Mali

16°52′48″N 1°55′26″W / 16.880°N 1.9238°W / 16.880; -1.9238Country

MaliRegionTimbuktuCercleGourma-Rharous CercleArea

^[1]

• Total7,000 km² (3,000 sq mi)Population

(2009 Census)^[2]

• Total26,115 • Density3.7/km² (9.7/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+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 km² and contains 29 villages.^[1] 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

^ ^a ^b 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