Gourma-Rharous | |
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Commune and town | |
 TheNiger River at Gourma Rharous | |
  Gourma-Rharous Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates:16°52′48″N1°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 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 26,115 |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Gourma-Rharous (French pronunciation:[ɡuʁmaʁaʁus]) orRharous, is arural commune and small town in theTimbuktu Region,Mali. The town is the administrative center (chef-lieu) of theGourma-Rharous Cercle and lies on the right bank of theNiger River 110 km east ofTimbuktu. 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 singerDaniel Balavoine died in a helicopter crash in Gourma-Rharous as he was leading a fund-raising effort in Africa during the 1986Dakar Rally.
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