Mombin Crochu

Mombin Crochu, commune of the Northeast Department, was founded in 1882 and raised to the rank of commune in 1951. It has two communal sections and a district. It is an interior commune, its dominant relief is the mountains and its climate is normal. Its inhabitants bear the name of Mombinois. In 1998, the population of Mombin Crochu commune was estimated at 30,348 inhabitants and estimates placed it at a little over 31,000 inhabitants in 2009. For an area of ​​223.55 km2, its density was 134 inhabitants / km2. The town center has a land area of 0.58 km2 (or about 1/4 square mile), and a density equal to 3,995 inhabitants per square km (or 10,532 per square mile).

Many of the residents live in poverty. Residents do not have the luxury of living a very comfortable life, as Mombin-Crochu is one of the poorest towns in the country. In fact, children are forced to walk barefoot because they do not have money to buy slippers.

Though poverty is rampant in Mombin-Crochu, people still have a source of livelihood and it involves agriculture production. Agriculture, livestock and trade are the main economic activities of the municipality. Farmers grow lime, mangoes, and coffee. Tobacco plantations are also popular in the town.

For commercial and economic establishments, only twelve grocery stores have been identified in the municipality.

Three restaurants, a reception center, three caisses populaires and a center of marketing cooperative constitute the economic and financial infrastructures of the municipality of Mombin Crochu.

Transportation: The road infrastructure in the town is also in poor condition. Roads are almost always impassable, with four-wheel trucks being the only vehicles that can travel through some parts of the town. This is also the reason why most residents are used to walking, as access to donkeys and other modes of transportations is difficult.

Many children walk just to go to school because only a few have access to donkeys, which are the main transportation in the town.

Education: The Ministry of National Education of Youth and Sports is not represented in the municipality of Mombin Crochu. The municipality does not have a kindergarten. Several schools including seven public, about a dozen private and six congregational were inventoried in the commune at the primary level. There are also two private high schools, a vocational and technical school and eight literacy centers.

Health: The Ministry of Public Health and Population is not represented in the commune of Mombin Crochu. A team consisting of a doctor, a few nurses and assistants along with a laboratory technician train the health personnel of a hospital and three dispensaries.

Utilities: When it comes to utilities, residents in Mombin-Crochu have to go by without a regular supply of water and electricity because they could not afford it. In order to make fuel and cook, they use charcoal and wood fire.

In terms of water availability, the municipality of Mombin Crochu has five rivers, six springs, three lagoons and public fountains with more than a dozen faucets. At the time of the inventory the commune of Mombin Crochu was not electrified.

Security: At the level of the administrative and judicial infrastructures, the commune of Mombin Crochu counts two courts of peace and two registry offices.

Religion Fifty-seven churches were listed in the commune. The Baptist churches are the most numerous, 36 in total.

Communication: This commune has no telephone, no radio, no newspaper / magazine, no TV station.

Leisure: As Leisure, the commune of Mombin Crochu does not have a library, cinema hall nor museum, however the parish hall of the city and that of the Bois de Laurence district serve as a theater. Football (soccer), volleyball, basketball are the three sports practiced by the inhabitants of the municipality.