Hombori
humburi (Humburi Senni Songhay) | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
| Names transcription(s) | |
| • Humburi Chiini | هُمْبُرِ |
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  Hombori | |
| Coordinates: 15°16′48″N 1°42′0″W / 15.28000°N 1.70000°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Mopti Region |
| Cercle | Douentza |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,923 km2 (1,129 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[1] | |
• Total | 23,099 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Hombori is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 25 villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 23,099. The town lies just to the north of the Hombori Tondo mesa on the R15 highway linking Mopti and Gao.
Humburi Senni Songhay and Fulfulde are spoken in Hombori. There is a large Tuesday weekly market in the town.[2]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Moran, Steven; Forkel, Robert; Heath, Jeffrey, eds. (2016). "Hombori". dogonlanguages.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.