Gargando
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Gargando is a small town located in the Tombouctou Region of Mali
. The people are mainly from subdivisions of the Kel Ansar tribe (which traces its origin to the Ansar of Medina
). The village has a large number of educated Touareg people.
The diaspora of Gargando people is spread throughout Mali and includes the Cherifène, the Kel Razaf, the Idanane, the Kel Tinakawate, the Kel Indierene, the Kel Emmimalane etc. The current chief of the Kel Antessar tribe, Mohamed Elmehdi Ag Attaher, comes from Gargando, although the geographical borders of the town do not correspond to the sociological classification of the inhabitants.
The Commune Rurale of Gargando was created by Law 96-059 of 4 November 1996. It is bordered on the north by the Commune Rurale of Adarmalane
, on the northwest by the Commune Rurale of Râz-El-Mâ
, on the northeast by the Commune of M'Bouna
, on the east by the communes of Télé
and Goundam
, on the west by the Commune Rurale of Télemsi and that of Aljounoub, on the southwest by the communes of Djanké
and Soumpi
, on the south by the Commune of Soboundou
, and on the southeast by the Commune Rurale of Tonka
.
The population of the 2009 Census was 7,950. The population is Tamacheq.
National government is represented by the Sub-Prefect, the national health service by the Chief of the Medical Post, and the national education service by the directors of schools.
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 people are mainly from subdivisions of the Kel Ansar tribe (which traces its origin to the Ansar of Medina
Medina
Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...
). The village has a large number of educated Touareg people.
The diaspora of Gargando people is spread throughout Mali and includes the Cherifène, the Kel Razaf, the Idanane, the Kel Tinakawate, the Kel Indierene, the Kel Emmimalane etc. The current chief of the Kel Antessar tribe, Mohamed Elmehdi Ag Attaher, comes from Gargando, although the geographical borders of the town do not correspond to the sociological classification of the inhabitants.
The Commune Rurale of Gargando was created by Law 96-059 of 4 November 1996. It is bordered on the north by the Commune Rurale of Adarmalane
Adarmalane
Adarmalane also D'adarmalane is a rural commune of the Cercle of Goudam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. It lies to the south of Lake Faguibine....
, on the northwest by the Commune Rurale of Râz-El-Mâ
Raz El Ma
Raz El Ma is a village and commune of the Cercle of Goundam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 4,121....
, on the northeast by the Commune of M'Bouna
M'Bouna
M'Bouna is a village and commune of the Cercle of Goudam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 6,070.-References:...
, on the east by the communes of Télé
Tele, Mali
Télé is a rural commune of the Cercle of Goundam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center is the village of Hangabéra. The village lies to the east of Lake Télé and 20 km north of the small town of Goundam. Lake Télé is connected to the Niger River by a system of channels...
and Goundam
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...
, on the west by the Commune Rurale of Télemsi and that of Aljounoub, on the southwest by the communes of Djanké
Dianke
Dianke is a village and commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 12,684....
and Soumpi
Soumpi
Soumpi is a village and commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.-External links:....
, on the south by the Commune of Soboundou
Soboundou
Soboundou is a commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Niafunké....
, and on the southeast by the Commune Rurale of Tonka
Tonka, Mali
Tonka is a town and commune of the Cercle of Goudam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The commune includes around 22 settlements. The commune lies to the north of the Niger River and includes Lake Oro, a seasonal lake that fills with water during the annual flood of the Niger River.-External...
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The population of the 2009 Census was 7,950. The population is Tamacheq.
National government is represented by the Sub-Prefect, the national health service by the Chief of the Medical Post, and the national education service by the directors of schools.