Gossi is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous of the Tombouctou Region of Mali, lying northeast of Hombori and southwest of Gao. The town is just to the west of the main RN15 highway that links Mopti with Gao. It is on a seasonal lake, Mare de Gossi, and is surrounded by nature reserves in which a large herd of elephants live. The town is the site of a large cattle market. The commune contains around 31 villages and in the 2009 census, it had a population of 24,521. Most of the population are nomadic pastoralists but there are permanent settlements around Lake Gossi, Lake Ebanguemalène and Lake Agoufou.
Gourma-Rharous Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Gourma-Rharous.
Timbuktu Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. It is the largest cercle by area in the whole of Mali. The capital lies at the city of Timbuktu. The cercle is divided into Rural and Urban Communes, and below this, quarters/villages. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 124,546.
Massala is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune includes 8 villages in an area of approximately 89 square kilometers. In the 2009 census it had a population of 6,547.
Kendié is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Bandiagara of the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 34 villages and had a population of 24,359 in the 2009 census.
Lowol Guéou is a commune in the Cercle of Bandigara in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 19 villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 11,348. The main village is Kargué.
Débéré is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains seven villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 5,760.
Dianweli or Dianwely is a rural commune in the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains eight villages and had a population of 3,363 in the 2009 census. The main village (chef-lieu) is Dianwely Maoundé which is 8 km southeast of Douentza, the main town of the cercle.
Mondoro is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 22 villages and had a population of 42,631 in the 2009 census. The commune is the largest by area and population in the Douentza Cercle.
Pétaka is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains five villages and had a population of 6,010 in the 2009 census.
Kéréna is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains three villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 3,289.
Dangol Boré is a rural commune of the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 34 villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 27,165. The principal village (chef-lieu) is Boré.
Djaptodji is a rural commune of the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 64 small villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 36,263. The principal village (chef-lieu) is N'Gouma.
Gandamia is a rural commune of the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains eight villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 7,215. The chef-lieu is the small village of Kikara.
Korarou is a rural commune of the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains nine villages and according to the 2009 census, it has a population of 3,539. The principal village (chef-lieu) is Diona.
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.
Banikane is a village and commune of the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The village lies on the right bank of the River Niger, 25 km downstream of Rharous. The commune extends on both banks of the river and includes 15 villages. In the 2009 census the population of the commune was 9,433.
Inadiatafane is a village and commune of the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune contains 25 villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 3,557.
Haribomo is a rural commune of the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune contains 29 villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 7,389. The principal village (chef-lieu) is Daka Fifo.
Ouinderden is a rural commune of the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The seat lies at Adiora. The commune contains 28 small villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 6,105, nearly all of whom are nomadic pastoralists.
