Kaffrine

Kaffrine
Town and commune
Kaffrine
Coordinates: 14°07′N15°42′W / 14.117°N 15.700°W / 14.117; -15.700
Country	Senegal
Region	Kaffrine Region
Département	Kaffrine Department
Area [1]
• Town and commune	19.67 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census) [1]
• Town and commune	57,307
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Kaffrine (Wolof: Kafrin) is the capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal.

Agriculture

Kaffrine lies in Senegal's Peanut Basin. ^[2] 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. ^[3]

Climate Change

Kaffrine will be heavily affected by the changing climate as erratic rainfall will make current farming practices difficult and reduce agricultural production. ^[4]

Infrastructure

Kaffrine has a station on the Dakar-Niger Railway.

Notable people

• Iba Der Thiam, politician and historian
• Aliou Sow  [ fr ], politician

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population and area of Kaffrine Commune
2. "Kaffrine". 2014-03-07. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
3. "Kaffrine | Adaptation and Mitigation Knowledge Network (AMKN)". amkn.org. Retrieved 2016-07-08.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
4. "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″N15°32′35.5″W / 14.101417°N 15.543194°W / 14.101417; -15.543194