Mondoro (Mɔ̀ndɔ́:rɔ́) is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of Mali, near the border of Burkina Faso. The commune contains 22 villages and had a population of 42,631 in the 2009 census. The commune is the largest by area and population in the Douentza Cercle.
Mondoro | |
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Commune and village | |
  Mondoro Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 14°40′34″N 1°57′4″W / 14.67611°N 1.95111°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Mopti Region |
| Cercle | Douentza Cercle |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,598 km2 (2,161 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[1] | |
• Total | 42,631 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Mondoro village has tanners (Morba clan), dyers, and blacksmiths. Most villagers have the surnames Ongoiba and Morba. A few are also surnamed Goro and Sanga. Jamsay Dogon is spoken in the village. There is a weekly Monday market.[2]
On March 4, 2022, rebels entered the village and attacked an army base with car bombs, killing 27 soldiers and injuring over 33 others.[3] The government declared a three-day national day of mourning in response.[4]
References
edit- ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Mopti) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27, retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ^ Moran, Steven; Forkel, Robert; Heath, Jeffrey, eds. (2016). "Mondoro". dogonlanguages.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Rebels attack army base in central Mali, killing 27 soldiers". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ AfricaNews (2022-03-06). "UN Mission in Mali condemns extremist attacks". Africanews. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
External links
edit- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Mondoro 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-20, retrieved 2012-05-05.
- Situation des points d'eau modernes au Mali en 2003: Mondoro (in French), Ministère des Mines, de l'Energie et de l'Eau, République du Mali, 2003[permanent dead link].
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