Mlomp

Mlomp
Rural community and village

Mlomp village and well
Mlomp
Coordinates: 12°33′13″N 16°35′20″W / 12.55361°N 16.58889°W
Country  Senegal
Region Ziguinchor Region
Department Oussouye Department
Elevation 26 m (85 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 8,500
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

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 Community of Mlomp belongs to the arrondissement of Loudia Ouolof, in the Oussouye Department of the Ziguinchor Region. 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.

Demographics

An elderly Mlomp woman

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.

Economy

Traditional diola architecture

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

References

  1. "Population characteristics of the Mlomp DSA". The International Development Research Center. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 SEM page on the town

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Coordinates: 12°49′44″N 16°31′39″W / 12.82889°N 16.52750°W