Palmarin Palmarin Fakao, Palmarin-facao, Nguedj | |
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Village | |
  Palmarin | |
| Coordinates: 14°1′0″N16°46′0″W / 14.01667°N 16.76667°W Coordinates: 14°1′0″N16°46′0″W / 14.01667°N 16.76667°W | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Fatick |
| Department | Fatick |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 6,698 |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 |
Palmarin (also called Palmarin Fakao, Palmarin-facao, or Nguedj) is a coastal village in Senegal, located in Sine-Saloum near Sangomar Point between Joal-Fadiouth and Djifer.
Palmarin was formerly part of the Kingdom of Sine. Throughout the 19th century, the village participated in the trade of ivory and fur. [1] For more information visit www.palmarin.net
Palmarin is now part of Fatick Department in Fatick Region.
The nearest towns are Joal-Fadiouth, Ngalou Sessene, Mar Lodj, Mar Souloum, Diakhanor, and Guimsam.
In 2003, there were 6698 people and 758 households in the rural community of Palmarin.
Palmarin's economy is dominated by fishing and agriculture, however tourism also make a contribution, thanks to the beaches, palm trees (which give the village its name), and palm wine.
Palmarin has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) with no rainfall from November to May and moderate to heavy rainfall from June to October.
| Climate data for Palmarin | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.7 (89.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.5 (92.3) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.9 (89.4) | 33.4 (92.1) | 34.1 (93.4) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.9 (91.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.1 (80.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.5 (79.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 20.1 (68.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.3 (68.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 38 (1.5) | 135 (5.3) | 277 (10.9) | 197 (7.8) | 49 (1.9) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 700 (27.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org [2] | |||||||||||||
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Palmarin travel guide from Wikivoyage