Bourra

Bourra
Tassiga is located in Mali
Tassiga
Tassiga
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 15°28′25″N 0°42′35″E / 15.47361°N 0.70972°E / 15.47361; 0.70972
Country Mali
RegionGao Region
CercleAnsongo Cercle
Admin HQ (Chef-lieu)Tassiga
Area
 • Total2,323 km2 (897 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total19,163
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Bourra is a commune in the Cercle of Ansongo in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. The commune extends along the left (east) bank of the River Niger. It covers an area of approximately 2,323 square kilometers and includes 14 villages. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 19,163.[2] The main village (chef-lieu) is Tassiga.

  1. ^ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-12-14. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, Mali)
  2. ^ a b 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.