Bourem is a commune and small town in the Gao Region of northeastern Mali. The town sits on the left bank of the River Niger.
Bourem | |
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Commune and town | |
_(8440103603).jpg) Bourem | |
  Bourem Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 16°57′12″N 0°21′14″W / 16.95333°N 0.35389°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Gao Region |
| Cercle | Bourem Cercle |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,294 km2 (2,430 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 27,486 |
| • Density | 4.367/km2 (11.31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
It was the site of an attack by the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security, and Development (CSP-PSD) on the Malian Armed Forces and their Wagner Group allies on 12 September 2023.
References
edit- ↑ Schéma Directeur de Lutte Contre l’Ensablement dans le Nord du Mali (6ème et 7ème Régions): Monographie de la Commune de Bourem (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’Environnement et de l’Assainissement, République du Mali, 2004, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22.
- ↑ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Gao) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22
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External links
edit- Plan de Sécurite Alimentaire Commune Urbaine de Bourem 2005-2009 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2005, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-19, retrieved 2011-02-12.
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