Akoubounou, or ''Akabinu'' in the local Tin Sert language, is a village located in the west to the town of Abalak, in the

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Geography

Akoubounou is located in the northern

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region. The neighbouring municipalities are Abalak in the Northeast,

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the southeast,

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in the south, Tabalak the southwest and Kao in the northwest. The municipal area is divided into 17 administrative villages, 18 traditional villages, nine hamlets and three camps. The main village of the rural community is the administrative village of Akoubounou. The Tuareg tribe Ait-Awari also inhabits the village.

History

The Akoubounou rural community emerged as part of a previously commune-free area in the course of a nationwide administrative reform in 2002. At the 2001 census, Akoubounou had 10,348 inhabitants. At the 2012 census, the population was 47,961.

Culture

Every two years, the camel festival called ''Shiriken'' takes place in Akoubounou, which celebrates the music, culture and traditions of the

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Economy and infrastructure

The municipality lies at the crossroads of the

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of the South and the zone of the pure

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economy of the North. Akoubounou runs through National Road 25 which links the village via Abalak to the regional capital

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and via Tabalak to the regional capital

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References

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