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|title = Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes)
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'''Gory Gopela''' is a [[Communes of Mali|rural commune]] and small town and in the [[Kayes Cercle|Cercle of Kayes]] in western [[Mali]]. In 2009 it had a total population of 7,712, with around 3,600 people in the main town.<ref name="USAID">{{cite web|url=http://www.csa-mali.org/plans/Kayes/plansa_kayes/P_S_A_GoryGopela.pdf|title=Plan de securite alimentaire commune rurale de Gory Gopela|date=2006|publisher=[[USAID]], Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire (CSA)|access-date=January 24, 2009|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122084830/http://www.csa-mali.org/plans/Kayes/plansa_kayes/P_S_A_GoryGopela.pdf|archive-date=November 22, 2008}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>

==Geography and climate==
Gory Gopela is a rural commune, located over 500 kilometres from [[Bamako]] and about 25 kilometres north of [[Kayes]] city in the south-west of Mali.<ref name="UNESCO">{{cite web|url=http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=7955&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html |title=Empowering Women |publisher=[[UNESCO]] Mali |access-date=January 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051021201141/http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D7955%26URL_DO%3DDO_PRINTPAGE%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html |archive-date=October 21, 2005 }}</ref> The commune, which covers a total area of 330 km<sup>2</sup>, is bounded by the municipality of [[Koussané]] in the north, by [[Kouloun, Mali|Kouloun]] in the south, and by [[Bangassi]] in the east.<ref name="USAID"/>

The commune contains a number of villages of note, which include Koumaréfara (pop. 1,520), Bougountinti (pop. 1,300), Tichy-Gansoye (pop. 1,115) and the main town of Gory-Göpel (Gory Gopela) (pop. 3,605). The smaller village of Dag-Dag (pop. 553) also lies within the commune, though facilities in Dag-Dag are considerably lesser than the larger villages.<ref name="USAID"/>

The climate of Gory Gopela is Sudano-Sahel. Gory Gopela is predominantly dry and hot, and there are three seasons: a rainy season, a warm season and a cold season.<ref name="USAID"/> Rainfall is very low for much of the year, hindering agriculture; this is worsened by the lack of agricultural land [[fallow]].<ref name="USAID"/> [[Soil erosion]] is a problem in Gory Gopela, where excessive removal of woodland and dry soils prone to soil erosion have contributed to a declining soil fertility.<ref name="USAID"/>

==Government==
Administration of the commune is led by the mayor, deputy mayor, the councilors, a secretary, a director, and a secretary typist.<ref name="USAID"/>

==Demographics==
In 2009 the commune had a population of compared to 5,296 in 1968.<ref name=pop2009/>

The population are primarily [[Soninke people|Soninke]], [[Khassonké]], [[Malinke people|Malinke]], and [[Fula people|Fula]]<ref>{{langx|fr|Peul}}; {{langx|ff|Fulɓe}}</ref> in ethnicity.<ref name="USAID"/> The population is young, with 58% of the population aged 0 to 18 as of 2006.<ref name="USAID"/> The [[population density]] is 24 people per square kilometre. Over 800 immigrants are living in the commune, some of them aid workers from countries such as France, United States and [[Hong Kong]] but also people from [[Gabon]], [[Libya]] and [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref name="USAID"/>

==Economy==
The main industry in Gory is agriculture; [[millet]], [[maize]], [[peanut|groundnut]]s, and [[sorghum]] are important crops.<ref name="USAID"/> Some farmers have access to fertilisers and improved seeds, though increasing production and yields is difficult given the commune's climate.<ref name="USAID"/> The commune has more than 3,600 cattle, with over 660 [[sheep]] and 700 [[goat]]s and [[donkey]]s.<ref name="USAID"/> [[Fishing]] is practiced only during the winter. In the town and the larger villages a number of the population are employed as [[pottery|potters]], [[blacksmith]]s, [[masonry|mason]]s, [[mechanic]]s etc.<ref name="USAID"/>

Transport and communications are underdeveloped, and people are transported to and from [[Kayes]] by the very few who own vehicles. As of 2006 the commune did not have any landline networks.<ref name="USAID"/>

There is one medical facility in the commune in the town of Gory. There is one doctor, three nurses, a midwife, and a pharmacist.<ref name="USAID"/> [[Malaria]] is common in the area.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081122084830/http://www.csa-mali.org/plans/Kayes/plansa_kayes/P_S_A_GoryGopela.pdf Commune of Gopela]

{{Communes of the Kayes Region}}

[[Category:Communes of Kayes Region]]

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