Kaffrine
Kaffrine | |
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Town and commune | |
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  Kaffrine Location within Senegal | |
| Coordinates: 14°07′N 15°42′W / 14.117°N 15.700°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Kaffrine Region |
| Département | Kaffrine Department |
| Area | |
| 19.67 km2 (7.59 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
| 57,307 | |
| • Density | 2,913/km2 (7,546/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Kaffrine (Wolof: Kafrin) is the capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal.
History
[edit]There are conflicting stories of Kaffrine's founding, either by a Fula man named Ngange Ka, or by the marabout Saloum Suare.[2] There was an early Serer population in the area.[2][3] Kaffrine became the capital of the historical region of Ndoucoumane, a former province of the Kingdom of Saloum.I[3]
Agriculture
[edit]Kaffrine lies in Senegal's Peanut Basin.[4] Peanuts are the second most common crop for the people of Kaffrine, only behind Millet. Both crops are grown by over 90% of farmers in Kaffrine. Maize is the third most popular crop and grown by over 85% of farmers.[5]
Climate change
[edit]Kaffrine will be heavily affected by the changing climate as erratic rainfall will make current farming practices difficult and reduce agricultural production.[6]
Infrastructure
[edit]Kaffrine has a station on the Dakar-Niger Railway.
Notable people
[edit]- Iba Der Thiam, politician and historian
- Aliou Sow, politician
References
[edit]- 1 2 Citypopulation.de Population and area of Kaffrine Commune
- 1 2 Fall, Rokhaya (2022). Un espace de rencontre en Sénégambie : le Saalum (XVIe – XIXe siècle). Harmattan.
- 1 2 Faye, Valy (2016). "Le Peuplement Du Saloum Oriental (Sénégal) Du Xvie AU Xixè Siècle: Des Mobiles Essentiellement Politiques". Revue Etudes Africaines. 3. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Kaffrine". 2014-03-07. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ↑ "Kaffrine | Adaptation and Mitigation Knowledge Network (AMKN)". amkn.org. Retrieved 2016-07-08.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Kaffrine | Adaptation and Mitigation Knowledge Network (AMKN)". amkn.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
14°06′05.1″N 15°32′35.5″W / 14.101417°N 15.543194°W
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