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Koungheul
Sign in to saveKoungheul is a town and urban commune in central Senegal in the department of the same name. It lies in the region of Kaffrine and is situated between the towns of Kaolack and Tambacounda. The population is 31,149 (2023 census), most of whom are Wolof people.
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- Locality
- Koungheul
- Region
- Kaffrine
- Country
- Sénégal
- Population
- 31,149
- Timezone
- Africa/Dakar
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Koungheul
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and commune
- Settlement.total_type
- Town and commune
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Senegal
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Senegal
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Département
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kaffrine
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Koungheul
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 8.001
- Settlement.population_total
- 31149
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023 census
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Senegal
- Located in
- Koungheul Department
- Elevation
- 20
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- twinned administrative body
- Fontenay-sous-Bois
- P12749
- 1653
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Transport
- Climate
- See also
- References
Koungheul is a town and urban commune in central Senegal in the department of the same name. It lies in the region of Kaffrine and is situated between the towns of Kaolack and Tambacounda. The population is 31,149 (2023 census), most of whom are Wolof people.
== Transport == It is served by a railway station on the Dakar-Niger Railway.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Koungheul” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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