Kédougou
Sign in to saveKédougou (Wolof: Keédugu) is a town in the Kédougou Region of south-eastern Senegal near the border with Mali and Guinea. It lies at an elevation of above sea level.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kédougou
- Region
- Kédougou
- Country
- Sénégal
- Population
- 30,051
- Timezone
- Africa/Dakar
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kédougou
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- KedougouVillage.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kédougou in 1981
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Senegal
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Senegal
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kédougou
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Senegal
- Located in
- Kédougou Department
- Population
- +30051
- Elevation
- +167
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Capital of
- Kédougou Department
- Image
- KedougouVillage.jpg
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Kédougou (Wolof: Keédugu) is a town in the Kédougou Region of south-eastern Senegal near the border with Mali and Guinea. It lies at an elevation of above sea level.
Founded by the Malinké people, Kédougou means the "Land of Man". The town lies on the N7 road and the River Gambia amid the Pays Bassari hills and Fouta Djallon foothills. Local attractions include the Dindefelo Falls and Niokolo-Koba National Park. The main sources of income in the town are agriculture, small-scale commerce, construction, and gold mining. There is a military camp, a hospital, a community radio station and library, a Peace Corps Office and a number of small businesses. The most commonly spoken languages are Pulaar, Bassari, Bedik, Diakhanké, Malinké and French.