Goundam

Goundam is a commune and town in north central Mali, in the Tombouctou Region. It is the capital of Goundam Cercle, one of five subdivisions of the Region. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 16,253. The main ethnic groups are Songhay, Tuareg and Fulani.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Goundam
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mali
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tombouctou Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Goundam Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Commune
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Goundam
Settlement.area_total_km2: 101
Settlement.elevation_m: 349
Settlement.elevation_ft: 1148
Settlement.elevation_max_m: 460
Settlement.elevation_min_m: 260
Settlement.population_as_of: 2009 Census
Settlement.population_total: 16253
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Area: 101
Elevation: 259

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Commons category: Goundam

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Situation
History and culture
French conquest
Refugee center
Attractions
Agriculture
References
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==Situation== The town is located on the Tassakan channel which runs west along the southern edge of the town center, draining from the Niger River (between October and January when it is in flood) towards the nearby Lac Télé which is approximately 4 metres below the level of the Niger. The Niger river town of Diré lies 35 km to the southeast, while Timbuktu is connected by highway 97 km to the east-northeast. Lac Fatil and Lac Oro lie to the southwest, near the Goundam Airport. Further north lies Lake Faguibine and to the south and west is the vast Niger inland delta, seasonal marshlands which feed the local lakes and rivers along this edge of the Sahara desert.