Gabero

Gabero
Commune
Gabero Location in Mali
Coordinates: 15°59′42″N 0°7′55″E / 15.99500°N 0.13194°ECoordinates: 15°59′42″N 0°7′55″E / 15.99500°N 0.13194°E
Country	Mali
Region	Gao Region
Cercle	Gao Cercle
Area[1]
• Total	2,007 km^2 (775 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
• Total	25,688
• Density	13/km^2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Gabero is a rural commune in the Cercle of Gao in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. The commune covers an area of approximately 2,007 square kilometers and includes 15 villages.^[3] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 25,688.^[2] The Niger River crosses the commune from north to south. The main village (chef-lieu) is Haoussa Foulane that lies on the left (east) bank of the Niger. The village is 45 km south of Gao, on the road, the N17, linking Gao and Ansongo.

The climate is sahelian, and is characterized by the alternation of two seasons: a long dry season (October to June) and a short wet season (July to September). The annual rainfall varies between 200 and 250 mm depending on the year.^[4]

References

1. Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
2. Resultats Recensement Général de la Population et de l’Habitat 2009 (Région de Gao) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
3. Communes de la Région de Gao (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.
4. Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune de Gabero 2005-2009 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2005.