Tambacounda
Sign in to saveTambacounda (Wolof: Tambaakundaa) is the largest city in eastern Senegal, southeast of Dakar, and is the regional capital of the province of the same name. Its population in 2023 was 149,071.
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- Locality
- Tambacounda
- Region
- Tambacounda
- Country
- Sénégal
- Population
- 149,071
- Timezone
- Africa/Dakar
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Key facts
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- Tambacounda
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- City and commune
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- Tamba Counda train station
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- arrondissements of the Tambacounda department
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- Senegal
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- Location within Senegal
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- Tambacounda Region
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- Departement
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- Tambacounda
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- Mayor
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- Papa Banda Dièye
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- metric
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Official website
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|Railway station (Gare) The city developed from a Mandinka encampment that was part of the kingdom of Boundou.
The Tambacounda region is famous for its rich djembe and dance culture and heritage. Some of the greatest djembe masters from Segu, Mali came to Tambacounda in the mid 1900s, bringing with them their history, knowledge, and secrets of the djembe.
The climate is of the Sahelian type and the heat can sometimes be overwhelming. The area has two seasons: the rainy season from June to October, characterized by heat, humidity and storms, and the sweltering, rainless dry season from November to May.
Get in
Tambacounda is 400 km southeast of Dakar.
The bus from the Malian border at Kidira takes three hours.
The city is on the line of the railway from Dakar to Niger and the national roads N1 and N7. It is also an important crossing point between Dakar and Casamance bypassing Gambia.
See
The iron-framed railway station, the Hôtel de la Gare, and the building of the prefecture were registered on the list of Historic Monuments.
Do
Niokolo-Koba National Park is nearly.
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Niokolo-Koba – a UNESCO World Heritage site
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Population and culture
- Religion
- Transport
- Agriculture
- Administration
- Sites of interest
- Sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
- Bibliography
Tambacounda (Wolof: Tambaakundaa) is the largest city in eastern Senegal, southeast of Dakar, and is the regional capital of the province of the same name. Its population in 2023 was 149,071.
==Geography== Tambacounda is situated on the sparsely populated sahel plains of eastern Senegal. Nearby towns include Madina Maboule, Koukari, Yoro Sankoule, Sambadian, Djidje Kounda, Afia Seno, Saare Boylii, and Kanderi Niana.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tambacounda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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