Somasso Explained

Somasso
Settlement Type:Commune and town
Pushpin Map:Mali
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mali
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mali
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ségou Region
Subdivision Type2:Cercle
Subdivision Name2:Bla Cercle
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:1998
Population Total:69561
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:12.8667°N -41°W

Somasso is a town and commune in the Cercle of Bla in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 69,561.[1]

Somasso is a commune in Mali, capital of the district of the same name (Somasso), in the circle of Bla and the region of Ségou. Located 35 km from the town of Bla, capital of the circle, the Municipality of Somasso is made up of five villages: Kadiala I and II, M'Petiona I, II and Somasso. It has 17 councils. It was created in 1999 according to the community code. It has an estimated population of 16,799 inhabitants including 8,206 men and 8,593 women according to the general census of October 2022.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Previsions de desserte des communes pour la periode de 2001-2005. Mali Reforme Telecom. February 17, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040829024117/http://mali-reforme-telecom.mctmtl.com/previsions.pdf. August 29, 2004.