| Gourma-Rharous Cercle | |
| Settlement Type: | Cercle |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mali |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tombouctou Region |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ (Chef-lieu) |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 45000 |
| Population As Of: | 2009 census |
| Population Total: | 111386 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
Gourma-Rharous Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Gourma-Rharous.
The route of the annual circular migration of the Gourma elephants crosses a number of communes in the cercles of Gourma-Rharous and Douentza (Mopti Region). Lake Banzena (15.6667°N -2.5917°W) in the commune of Bambara Maoudé serves as an important source of water for the elephants at the end of the dry season (April to June).[2] [3] [4]
The cercle is divided into nine communes:[5] [6]