Gao Region
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The Gao Region is located in eastern Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

. The region's capital city is Gao. Gao Region is bordered to the south and east by Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...

, to the north by Kidal Region
Kidal Region
Kidal is the eighth administrative region of Mali, covering 151,430 km². Its capital is the city of Kidal.-Geography:The region is bordered on the west by Tomboctou Region, to the south by Gao Region, to the east by Niger and to the north by Algeria....

, and to the west by Tombouctou Region. Common ethnicities in the Gao Region include the Songhai, Bozo
Bozo people
The Bozo are a West African ethnic group located predominantly along the Niger River in Mali. The name Bozo is thought to derive from Bambara bo-so, 'Bamboo house'; the people accept it as referring to the whole of the ethnic group but use more specific clan names such as Sorogoye, Hain, and Tieye...

, Tuareg, Bambara, and Kounta. Its cities include Gao, Bourem
Bourem
Bourem is a commune and small town in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. The town sits on the left bank of the River Niger....

, and Bamba
Bamba
Bamba may refer to:* Amadou Bamba, Muslim religious leader and founder of Mouridism* Bamba Anderson, Brazilian footballer playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach...

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Administrative subdivisions

  • Ansongo Cercle
    Ansongo Cercle
    Ansongo Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Gao Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Ansongo. The Niger River passes through the cercle and plays an important role in transportation and the economy in the region.The cercle is divided into seven...

  • Bourem Cercle
    Bourem Cercle
    Bourem Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. The administrative center is the town of Bourem.The cercle is divided into five communes:*Bamba*Bourem*Taboye*Tarkint*Temera-References:...

  • Gao Cercle
    Gao Cercle
    Gao Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. The administrative center is the town of Gao.The cercle is divided into seven communes:* Anchawadi* Gabero* Gao * Gounzoureye* N'Tillit...

  • Menaka Cercle
    Menaka Cercle
    Ménaka Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Gao Region of Mali. Its administrative center is the town of Ménaka. Ménaka Cercle's population as of 2009 was 56,104 people. Ménaka Cercle is a rural, isolated, and largely desert area, crisscrossed by seasonal wadis, part of an ancient dry...

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