Kaffrine

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Kaffrine
Town and commune
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Kaffrine
Coordinates: 14°07′N15°42′W / 14.117°N 15.700°W / 14.117; -15.700
CountryFlag of Senegal.svg  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
  Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

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

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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

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  4. "Kaffrine | Adaptation and Mitigation Knowledge Network (AMKN)". amkn.org. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

14°06′05.1″N15°32′35.5″W / 14.101417°N 15.543194°W / 14.101417; -15.543194