Togou is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune contains 10 villages in an area of approximate 147 square kilometers.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 8,987.[2] The village of Togou, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 35 km northeast of Ségou.
Togou | |
|---|---|
Commune and village | |
  Togou Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 13°35′30″N 5°59′55″W / 13.59167°N 5.99861°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Ségou Region |
| Cercle | Ségou Cercle |
| Area | |
• Total | 147 km2 (57 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 8,987 |
| • Density | 61.1/km2 (158/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
History
editThe modern town of Togou sits close by several archaeological sites, which show that the area was an important node in a large-scale trade network reaching from Sierra Leone to the Sahara beginning in the 9th century AD. During the Segou Empire it was a major markadugu, a Maraka trade town where salt, dried fish, and sunbala were shipped as far south as Abidjan in exchange for kola nuts.[4]
In January 1865, Togou was occupied by Bambara fighters resisting the Toucouleur Empire. A Toucouleur counter-attack led by Tierno Alassane failed, losing much of their arms and ammunition including one hundred and twenty barrels of gun-powder and many war drums.[5]
References
edit- ↑ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
- 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link). - ↑ Communes de la Région de Ségou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
- ↑ Gestrich, Nikolas (2021). "Evidence of an Eleventh-Century AD Cola Nitida Trade into the Middle Niger Region". African Archaeological Review. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ Oloruntimehin, Benjamin Olatunji (1969). "Résistance Movements in the Tukulor Empire". Cahiers d'études africaines. 8 (29): 128. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
External links
edit- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Togou 2008-2012 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-20.
- Situation des points d'eau modernes au Mali en 2003: Togou (in French), Ministère des Mines, de l'Energie et de l'Eau, République du Mali, 2003[permanent dead link].
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