Bambara Maoudé

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.

Bambara Maoudé
Commune and village
View from an unpaved road in Bambara Maoudé
Bambara Maoudé Location in Mali
Coordinates: 15°51′7″N 2°47′10″W
Country	Mali
Region	Tombouctou Region
Cercle	Gourma-Rharous Cercle
Area
• Total	1,370 km2 (530 sq mi)
Elevation	261 m (856 ft)
Population  (2009 census)[1]
• Total	16,864
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

The commune includes Lake Banzena (15°40′00″N 2°35′30″W) which serves as an important source of water for the Gourma elephants at the end of the dry season (April to June).^[2] The intense competition between elephants and cattle at the lake led to the death of 21 elephants in 2010. As a result, the World Bank is coordinating efforts to provide alternative sources of water for the cattle so that the elephants can have exclusive access to the lake.^[3]

References

1. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Tombouctou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22.
2. Canney, S.; Lindsey, K.; Hema, E.; Douglas-Hamilton, I.; Martin, V. (2007), The Mali elephant initiative: synthesis of knowledge, research and recommendations about the population, its range and the threats to the elephants of the Gourma (PDF), Save the Elephants, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-11.
3. World Bank Fosters Partnerships to Preserve Mali’s Elephants, World Bank, 10 Sep 2010, retrieved 7 May 2012.

External links

• Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Bambara Maoundé 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-14.
• Situation des points d'eau modernes au Mali en 2003: Bambara Maoudé (in French), Ministère des Mines, de l'Energie et de l'Eau, République du Mali, 2003^{[permanent dead link]}.