Sokone is a tranquil town on the south-eastern Sine-Saloum Delta amid the mangroves.

Agriculture and fishing continue to be the main economic activities in the area.

The main ethnic group in the area is the Sereer people, followed by the Wolof, Pulaars, and Mandinkas.

[1] As of the 20th century, the area where Sokone is located, specifically the extensive southwestern part of the Salum Delta, was densely populated.

The Wolofs were the main settlers in this region, and this process continued into the late 1970s, when the Wolofs were joined by different ethnic groups such as the Bambara, Fulani, Sereer and Sarakollés.