Kolongo

Kolongo
Commune and village
Kolongo
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°52′50″N 5°41′10″W / 13.88056°N 5.68611°W / 13.88056; -5.68611
Country Mali
RegionSégou Region
CercleMacina Cercle
Area
  Total
484 km2 (187 sq mi)
Elevation
277 m (909 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)
  Total
37,648
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kolongo or Kolongo Tomo is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Macina in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune covers an area of approximately 484 square kilometers and includes 37 villages. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 37,648. The village lies on the Fala de Boky-Wéré, an ancient branch of the Niger River that now forms part of the irrigation system of the Office du Niger.