Mlomp

Mlomp is a rural community and village in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal in the Casamance, situated approximately 40km 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.AdministrationThe rural district of Mlomp belongs to the arrondissement of Loudia Ouolof, 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.GeographyThe localities closest to Mlomp are Djiromait, Elinkine, Kagnout, Karabane, Loudia Diola, Loudia Ouolof, Oussouye, Pointe Saint Georges, Samatit, Bouhimban.DemographicsAccording 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.