Mlomp
Rural community and village
Traditional mud house
Traditional mud house
Mlomp is located in Senegal
Mlomp
Mlomp
Coordinates: 12°33′13″N 16°35′20″W / 12.55361°N 16.58889°W / 12.55361; -16.58889
Country Senegal
RegionZiguinchor Region
DepartmentOussouye Department
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total8,500
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Mlomp is a rural community and village in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal in the Casamance, situated approximately 40 km (25 mi) south-west of Ziguinchor.

As of 2000, it had a population of 7,628, rising to around 8,500 in 2006. Most inhabitants are of Diola ethnicity and speaking the Diola language, and many also speak the Ouolof language and French.[1]

Administration

The rural district (communauté rurale) of Mlomp belongs to the Loudia Ouolof Arrondissement, in the Oussouye Department of the Ziguinchor Region. Within the district are the villages of :

Mlomp has an elementary and secondary school, a dispensary, and a town hall.[2]

Geography

The localities closest to Mlomp are Djiromait, Elinkine, Kagnout, Karabane, Loudia Diola, Loudia Ouolof, Oussouye, Pointe Saint Georges, Samatit, Bouhimban.

An elderly Mlomp woman

Demographics

According to PEPAM, (Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire), the commune of Mlomp has a population of 7,628 persons living in 1,062 individual households.

Among the 24 villages of the community, three bear the name of Mlomp. These include the village of Mlomp Djibetene (480 inhabitants), Mlomp Djicomol (993 inhabitants) and Mlomp Kadjifolong (843 inhabitants), Mlomp Haer, Mlomp Etebemaye. The population is mainly Christian (80%), but it also includes animists (19%) and Muslims (1%).[2]

The Mlomp language takes the name of the area.

Traditional diola architecture

Economy

Main products produced in Mlomp include rice, wines, honey, fruit and vegetables, baskets, tapestries, fish, and sea food.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population characteristics of the Mlomp DSA". The International Development Research Center. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c SEM page on the town[dead link]

Bibliography

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