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
Commune and village
Mondoro Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°40′34″N 1°57′4″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

External links

• 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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