Bintagoungou | |
Settlement Type: | Commune and village |
Pushpin Map: | Mali |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mali |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mali |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tombouctou Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Cercle |
Subdivision Name2: | Goundam Cercle |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 92 |
Population As Of: | 2009 census |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 4004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 16.738°N -3.732°W |
Bintagoungou is a rural commune and village of the Cercle of Goudam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The village lies at the south east corner of Lake Faguibine near the channel that connects Lake Faguibine to Lake Takara. The commune includes all of Lake Takara and a small section at the eastern end of Lake Faguibine.[3] [4] The commune includes eight settlements: