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Ansongo is a rural commune and small town in the Gao Region of eastern Mali. The town lies on the left bank of the Niger River 90 km south of Gao. It is the administrative center for the surrounding Ansongo Cercle. The commune covers an area of 445 square kilometers and in the 2009 census had a population of 32,709.

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Settlement.name
Ansongo
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune and town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mali
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Mali
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Gao Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Ansongo Cercle
Settlement.area_total_km2
445
Settlement.population_as_of
2009 Census
Settlement.population_total
32709
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone
WAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

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Official name
Ansongo
Population
32709
Area
445
Elevation
260
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Ansongo
Commons category
Ansongo
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Ansongo is a rural commune and small town in the Gao Region of eastern Mali. The town lies on the left bank of the Niger River 90 km south of Gao. It is the administrative center for the surrounding Ansongo Cercle. The commune covers an area of 445 square kilometers and in the 2009 census had a population of 32,709.

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