Fatick Department

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Fatick
Map of the departments of the Fatick region of Senegal.png
Location in the Fatick Region
CountryFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Region Fatick Region
Capital Fatick
Area
  Total2,646 km2 (1,022 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census) [1]
  Total409,283
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Fatick Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three departments making up the Fatick Region, and lies on the road between Mbour and Kaolack. The Fatick region is home to many Sereer people (or Serer); [2] the Sereers are one of the major ethnic groups in Senegal and there are four Sereer dialects. At least 99% of the regional area consists Seereer, notably of Seereer Niominka people, and less than 1% of migrant Fulbe (1998 figures). [2]

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Fatick town is the major urban center for the region. The department has an area of 2646 km² [3] and is divided into arrondissements, communes and rural communities (Communautés rurales, see below). [4]

Administrative divisions

There are two communes in the department: Diofior and Fatick.

The rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise:

Historic sites

Source: [7]

Fatick town
Diakhao
Fimela
Niakhar
Tattaguine

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References

  1. Senegal: Administrative Division
  2. 1 2 Bose, Purabi; and Dijk, Han van; "Dryland Forests: Management and Social Diversity in Africa and Asia." Springer (2016), p. 99, ISBN   9783319194059 (Retrieved on 28 28 May 2024)
  3. Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Fatick: Situation economique et sociale regionale 2013. Area Page 21 of the PDF file.
  4. ANSD: Rapport Projection de la Population du Senegal 2013 - 2063 (RGPHAE 2013). Fatick Region, pages 22 and 23 of the PDF file
  5. DECRET n° 2011-707 du 6 juin 20012011, abrogeant et remplaçant le décret n° 2011-426 du 29 mars 2011 portant création de la Commune de Diakhao et de la Communauté rurale de Thiaré Ndialgui, dans le Département de Fatick . From in the Internet Archive (9 August 2022)
  6. Mbéllacadiao on the Internet . Retrieved on 28 May 2024
  7. List of historic sites

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