Thiobon
| Thiobon | |
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| Village | |
 Thiobon
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| Coordinates: 12°52′30″N 16°32′57″W / 12.8750°N 16.5492°WCoordinates: 12°52′30″N 16°32′57″W / 12.8750°N 16.5492°W | |
| Country |
 Senegal
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| Region | Ziguinchor |
| Department | Bignona |
| Arrondissment | Tendouck |
| Population (2002) | 1,387 |
Thiobon is a village of Senegal, located in lower Casamance, in the northeast of the subprefecture of Tendouck, 42 km from Bignona and 72 km from Ziguinchor. It is part of the Kartiack Rural community, in Tendouck Arrondissement, Bignona Department, Ziguinchor.
Creeks separate the village is from Baïla to the north and from Diouloulou and the islands of Carones and Carabane to the west. It is bordered on the south by the village of Mlomp and on the east by the village of Kartiack. Thiobon includes several uninhabited islands (Diadédiome, Koudièle, Djiyinène, Kayène-hourer, Kahahène, Diendiènaye, Kareugheul, Taminang, Houtanghate-Kouseumpoul, Houssoudia, Mainduènou) where rice farming is carried out and bird nesting site called Houlèouteuhou. Thiobon can be accessed by river or by road (Boucle du Blouf).
The town is made up of five quarters: Amanque, Dablé, Erindian, Kabine and Kafone.
In the last census (2002), the village contained 1,387 inhabitants and 193 households. The main religion is Islam and the main economic activities are agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, handicrafts and commerce.
The village is structured around an association, a GIE, and a women's group (GPF).
The Association pour la Rénovation de Thiobon (ASSORETH) is the largest structure of the group because it contains residents and citizens. The members meet annually in a general assembly at which the problems facing the village are discussed and solutions are proposed. The association is funded solely by contributions from its members which are fixed at ten thousand CFA francs waged and a thousand CFA francs unwaged. These contributions are used by the village to carry out projects in the areas of education, health, etc.
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