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.