Gossi

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.

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Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and small town
Settlement.name: Gossi
Settlement.image_skyline: The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-17-15_(cropped).jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mali
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mali
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tombouctou Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gourma-Rharous Cercle
Settlement.area_total_km2: 15000
Settlement.population_as_of: 2009 census
Settlement.population_total: 24521
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: GMT

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Area: 15000
Elevation: 236
Image: The National Archives UK - CO 1069-17-15 (cropped).jpg

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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. Around 90% of the population are nomadic pastoralists but there are permanent settlements around Lake Gossi, Lake Ebanguemalène and Lake Agoufou.