Mlomp is a rural community and village in the
Ziguinchor Region
Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). The region is also referred to historically and popularly as Basse Casamance
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of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
in the
Casamance
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, situated approximately south-west of
Ziguinchor
Ziguinchor (; wo, Siggcoor ; ar, زيغينكور) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000 (2007 estimate). It ...
.
As of 2000, it had a population of 7,628, rising to around 8,500 in 2006. Most inhabitants are of
Diola
The Jola or Diola (endonym: Ajamat) are an ethnic group found in Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. Most Jola live in small villages scattered throughout Senegal, especially in the Lower Casamance region. The main dialect of the Jola langu ...
ethnicity and speaking the
Diola language
Jola (french: Diola; Jola: ''Joola''), also called Jola-Fonyi (french: Diola-Fogny) and Kujamataak, is a language spoken by half a million people in the Casamance region of Senegal, and neighboring countries. Jola-Fonyi is one of several closely ...
, and many also speak the
Ouolof language and
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
.
Administration
The rural district (''communauté rurale'') of Mlomp belongs to the
arrondissement
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...
of
Loudia Ouolof, in the
Oussouye Department
Oussouye Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Ziguinchor Region. It's situated in Basse Casamance, on the right bank of the mouth of the Casamance River.
Administration
Oussouye is its main village, which is also the on ...
of the
Ziguinchor Region
Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). The region is also referred to historically and popularly as Basse Casamance
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. Within the district are the villages of :
Mlomp has an elementary and secondary school, a dispensary, and a town hall.
[SEM page on the town]
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Geography
The localities closest to Mlomp are Djiromait, Elinkine
Elinkine (also called Elinlin or Elinkinde) is a town in Casamance, Senegal, located at the mouth of the Casamance River, from Oussouye Department, Oussouye.
History
A treaty between France and the leaders of Kagnout took place in Elinkine on Mar ...
, Kagnout
Kagnout (also called Cagnout or Cagnut) is a village in Casamance, Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; ...
, Karabane
Carabane, also known as Karabane, is an island and a village located in the extreme south-west of Senegal, in the mouth of the Casamance River. This relatively recent geological formation consists of a shoal and alluvium to which soil is added ...
, Loudia Diola, Loudia Ouolof, Oussouye
Oussouye (or Husuy in Kasa language, JolaWilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.) is an urban commu ...
, Pointe Saint Georges, Samatit
Samatit is a village in the rural community of Mlomp, Loudia Ouoloff, Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Casamance
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, Bouhimban.
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
Mlomp is a rural community and village in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal in the Casamance, situated approximately 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 ...
(480 inhabitants), Mlomp Djicomol
Mlomp is a rural community and village in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal in the Casamance, situated approximately 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 ...
(993 inhabitants) and Mlomp Kadjifolong (843 inhabitants), Mlomp Haer
Mlomp is a rural community and village in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal in the Casamance, situated approximately 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 ...
, Mlomp Etebemaye
Mlomp is a rural community and village in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal in the Casamance, situated approximately 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 ...
. The population is mainly Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
(80%), but it also includes animists
Animism (from Latin: ' meaning 'breath, spirit, life') is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. Potentially, animism perceives all things—animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather systems, huma ...
(19%) and Muslims
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...
(1%).[
The ]Mlomp language
The Mlomp language, also known as Gulompaay, is spoken in Senegal. It belongs to the Bak branch of the Niger–Congo language family, and is closely related to the Karon language.
Mlomp is mainly spoken in the village of Mlomp to the north of ...
takes the name of the area.
Economy
Main products produced in Mlomp include rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima
''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...
, wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...
s, honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...
, fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...
and vegetables
Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, ...
, basket
A basket is a container that is traditionally constructed from stiff fibers and can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, runners, and cane. While most baskets are made from plant materials, other materials such as horsehai ...
s, tapestries
Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven by hand on a loom. Tapestry is weft-faced weaving, in which all the warp threads are hidden in the completed work, unlike most woven textiles, where both the warp and the weft threads may ...
, fish
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...
, sea food
The sea, connected as the world ocean or simply the ocean, is the body of water, body of saline water, salty water that covers approximately 71% of the Earth's surface. The word sea is also used to denote List of seas, second-order sections of ...
, and cheptel.[
]
See also
* Musée de la Culture Diola
The Musée de la Culture Diola (aka Musée de la Tradition Diola and Diola Museum) is a museum located in Mlomp, Casamance, Ziguinchor Region, Senegal.
The museum covers Diola culture. It is located among tall kapok trees between Elinkine and O ...
References
Bibliography
* Catherine Enel et Gilles Pison, « Sexual relations in the rural area of Mlomp (Casamance, Senegal) » in T. Dyson (sous la direction de), ''Sexual behaviour and networking: anthropological and socio-cultural studies on the transmission of HIV'', Liège, Derouaux Ordina Editions, 1992, p. 249-267.
* Emmanuelle Amice, ''Evaluation et intérêt d'un test de diagnostic rapide du paludisme à Mlomp, Sénégal'', 2005 thèse
* Géraldine Duthé, ''La transition sanitaire en milieu rural sénégalais : évolution de la mortalité à Mlomp depuis 1985 et influence du paludisme chimiorésistant'', 2006 (thèse)
* Gilles Pison, Monique Lefebvre, Catherine Enel et Jean-François Trape, ''L'influence des changements sanitaires sur l'évolution de la mortalité. Le cas de Mlomp (Sénégal) depuis 50 ans'', Paris, INED, Dossiers et recherches n° 26, 1990, 46 p.
* Catherine Enel, Gilles Pison et Monique Lefebvre, ''Migrations et évolution de la nuptialité : l'exemple d'un village Joola du Sud du Sénégal, Mlomp'', Paris, INED, Dossiers et recherches n° 28, 1989, 26 p.
* Gilles Pison, Alexis Gabadinho et Catherine Enel, ''Niveaux et tendances démographiques : 1985-1999 : Mlomp, Sénégal'', Paris, INED, Dossiers et recherches n° 103, 2001
* Gilles Pison, Alexis Gabadinho et Catherine Enel, ''Mlomp : un observatoire de population et de santé au Sénégal'' (rapport illustré), INED, Paris, 2002, 36 p.
* Gilles Pison, Catherine Enel, Pascal Arduin, R. Laurent et Géraldine Duthé, ''Population et santé à Mlomp (Sénégal)'' (brochure), Paris, INED, 2002, p. 1-29.
* Gilles Pison et Catherine Enel, « Le passage à l’âge adulte et la constitution de la famille. Évolutions récentes à Mlomp (Sénégal) », in Kokou Vignikin Kokou et Patrice Vimard (sous la direction de), ''Familles au Nord, Familles au Sud'', Louvain-la-Neuve, Academia-Bruylant, 2005, p. 155-177
* Muriel Scibilia, ''La Casamance ouvre ses cases. Tourisme au Sénégal'', L’Harmattan, 2003, 174 p. .
External links
Maps, weather and airports for Mlomp
M'lomp sur le site du SEM
Communauté rurale de Mlomp sur le site PEPAM
Mlomp Dibetene sur le site PEPAM
Mlomp Djicomol sur le site PEPAM
Mlomp Kadjifolomg sur le site PEPAM
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Populated places in the Bignona Department
Arrondissement of Tendouck
Oussouye Department