Back أنسونغو Arabic Ansongo CEB Ανσονγκό Greek Ansongo Spanish Ansongo ET Ansongo Finnish Ansongo French Ansongo Hungarian Ansongo Italian アンソンゴ Japanese
Ansongo | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
  Ansongo Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 15°39′34″N 0°30′6″E / 15.65944°N 0.50167°E | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Gao Region |
| Cercle | Ansongo Cercle |
| Government | |
| • Control |  Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (since October 2022)[1][2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 445 km2 (172 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2009 Census)[6] | |
• Total | 32,709 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Ansongo is a rural commune and small town in the Gao Region of eastern Mali. The town lies on the left bank of the Niger River 90 km south of Gao. It is the administrative center for the surrounding Ansongo Cercle. The commune covers an area of 445 square kilometers and in the 2009 census had a population of 32,709.
- ^ "UN sounds alarm over jihadist terror toll in Sahel region". thearabweekly.com. 1 April 2024.
- ^ "How Africa Has Become the Epicentre of Jihadist Activity". 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Islamic State in the Greater Sahara" (PDF). www.criticalthreats.org.
- ^ Schéma Directeur de Lutte Contre L'ensablement dans le Nord Du Mali (6ème Et 7ème Régions): Monographie de la Commune de Ansongo (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’Environnement et de L’assainissement, République du Mali, 2004, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011. Report includes a map.
- ^ Elevation of the town
- ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Gao) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011