Bambara Maoudé

Bambara Maoudé
Commune and village
Bambara Maoudé

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 15°51′7″N 2°47′10″W / 15.85194°N 2.78611°WCoordinates: 15°51′7″N 2°47′10″W / 15.85194°N 2.78611°W
Country  Mali
Region Tombouctou Region
Cercle Gourma-Rharous Cercle
Area
 • Total 1,370 km2 (530 sq mi)
Elevation 261 m (856 ft)
Population (2009 census)[1]
 • Total 16,864
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Bambara Maoudé or Bambara Maoundé is a village and rural commune of the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune contains 44 villages and had a population of 16,874 in the 2009 census.

The commune includes Lake Banzena (15°40′00″N 2°35′30″W / 15.66667°N 2.59167°W) which serves as an important source of water for the Gourma elephants at the end of the dry season (April to June).[2] The intense competition between elephants and cattle at the lake led to the death of 21 elephants in 2010. As a result, the World Bank is coordinating efforts to provide alternative sources of water for the cattle so that the elephants can have exclusive access to the lake.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Tombouctou) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  2. ↑ Canney, S.; Lindsey, K.; Hema, E.; Douglas-Hamilton, I.; Martin, V. (2007), The Mali elephant initiative: synthesis of knowledge, research and recommendations about the population, its range and the threats to the elephants of the Gourma, Save the Elephants.
  3. ↑ World Bank Fosters Partnerships to Preserve Mali’s Elephants, World Bank, 10 Sep 2010, retrieved 7 May 2012.

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