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The first inhabitants of the city were the Bozos, a people living from fishing. Later there were also the Soninkes, the Malinkes and finally the Bambara people in the 16th century.
Segou is often considered to be the second city of Mali, and is certainly one of the most important ports in Mali.
In 2004 the region was inhabited by 1,887,100 people, of which nearly half younger than 15 years old.
