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Guinguinéo
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Guinguinéo is a township and urban commune in Kaolack Region in the center of Senegal, situated 22 km to the northeast of Kaolack. Before 1956, Guinguinéo experienced the phenomenon of kingdoms piloted by a succession of kings of whom the most famous was Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof (French: Fodé Diouf). Guinguinéo became a commune in 1956 and a full municipality in 1960. The first mayor was Doctor Charles Ndiaye.
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- Locality
- Guinguinéo
- Region
- Kaolack
- Country
- Sénégal
- Population
- 20,340
- Timezone
- Africa/Dakar
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- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Senegal
- Located in
- Kaolack
- Area
- 12
- Elevation
- 9
- Head of government
- Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye
- Official website
- arddekaolack.sn/cat_dep/departement-guinguineo
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- P12749
- 1818
- twinned administrative body
- Épinay-sur-Seine
- postal code
- 24000–24006
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- Personalities born in Guinguinéo
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Guinguinéo is a township and urban commune in Kaolack Region in the center of Senegal, situated 22 km to the northeast of Kaolack. Before 1956, Guinguinéo experienced the phenomenon of kingdoms piloted by a succession of kings of whom the most famous was Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof (French: Fodé Diouf). Guinguinéo became a commune in 1956 and a full municipality in 1960. The first mayor was Doctor Charles Ndiaye.
== Transport == Guinguinéo is served by a station on the main line of Dakar-Niger Railway and is also the junction for the branch line to Lydiane. However people mainly use the road for their travel because of the poor state of the train system. Guinguinéo occupied for a long time a good position on the railroad in Senegal, being the second station of the rail system after Thies, which is one reason why the town delayed making an asphalted road to join it directly with the other settlements of the country. The only road joining Guinguineo to the rest of Senegal is the small road section from Guinguineo to Back Samba Dior.
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