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Cercle in Gao Region, Mali
Gao
Cercle
Cercle of Gao in MaliCercle of Gao in Mali
Country Mali
RegionGao Region
CapitalGao
Area
 • Total31,250 km (12,070 sq mi)
Population
 • Total239,853
 • Density7.7/km (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Gao Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Gao Region of north-eastern Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of Gao.

During the Northern Mali conflict in 2012, the main Tuareg rebel group, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) lost the region to the Islamist groups Ansar Dine, Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA) and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). In 2013, the Islamists then lost most of the region to French and Malian soldiers.

The cercle is divided into seven communes:

References

  1. Synthèsis des Plans de Securité Alimentaire des Communes du Cercle de Gao 2005-2009 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2005, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20, retrieved 2011-02-10.
  2. ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Gao) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22.
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 Gao Region
Capital: Gao
Ansongo Cercle
Bourem Cercle
Gao Cercle

16°45′N 0°35′E / 16.750°N 0.583°E / 16.750; 0.583


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