Kolongo

Kolongo or Kolongo Tomo is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Macina in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune covers an area of approximately 484 square kilometers and includes 37 villages.[3] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 37,648.[2] The village lies on the Fala de Boky-Wéré, an ancient branch of the Niger River that now forms part of the irrigation system of the Office du Niger.

Kolongo
Commune and village
Kolongo is located in Mali
Kolongo
Kolongo
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°52′50″N 5°41′10″W
Country Mali
RegionSégou Region
CercleMacina Cercle
Area
  Total484 km2 (187 sq mi)
Elevation
277 m (909 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
  Total37,648
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

References

  1. Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on January 6, 2012. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22, retrieved 2012-08-29.
  3. Communes de la Région de Ségou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.


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