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Tambacounda
Tambacounda (Wolof: Tambaakundaa) is the largest city in eastern Senegal, 400 kilometres (250 mi) southeast of Dakar, and is the regional capital of the province of the same name. Its population in 2023 was 149,071.
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.
Tambacounda has a tropical savanna climate. Like most of West Africa, the area has two seasons: a rainy season from June to October, characterized by heat, humidity, and storms, and a very hot dry season with little or no rain from November to May. The average annual precipitation is 887 mm (34.9 in).
Tambacounda was founded by Mandinka settlers of the Jatta (Diatta) family who had been driven out of the valley of the Faleme river by an expanding Bundu in the 18th century. When they arrived at the future side of Tambacounda they found a single hut, inhabited by a slave named Tamba, who welcomed them, and named the community after him. The town, a center of the peanut trade with the English, was attacked by Bundu in 1863.
The Kingdom of Wuli became a French protectorate in 1888. The Dakar–Bamako railway reached Tambacounda in 1913. In 1919, it became the administrative capital of a new eponymous cercle. With access to the railroad, in the 1920s came more intensive cultivation of grains, peanuts and cotton. French colonial authorities made the town a major transport hub, and a number of buildings, including the rail station retain the colonial flavor.
The train ran until 2018, when it was forced out of service due to a lack of maintenance of the rails. As of January 2024, however, major upgrades are being done, with plans to relaunch passenger and freight service between Tambacounda and Dakar.
Between the censuses of 1988 and 2002, Tambacounda grew from 41,885 to 67,543 inhabitants. In 2007, according to official estimates, the population reached 78,800 persons.
Settled first by Mandinka people, on the regular transhumance routes of Fula cattle herders, and settled again by Wolof farmers in the early 20th century, Tambacounda has a mix of most of the ethnic groups in Senegal.
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Tambacounda
Tambacounda (Wolof: Tambaakundaa) is the largest city in eastern Senegal, 400 kilometres (250 mi) southeast of Dakar, and is the regional capital of the province of the same name. Its population in 2023 was 149,071.
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.
Tambacounda has a tropical savanna climate. Like most of West Africa, the area has two seasons: a rainy season from June to October, characterized by heat, humidity, and storms, and a very hot dry season with little or no rain from November to May. The average annual precipitation is 887 mm (34.9 in).
Tambacounda was founded by Mandinka settlers of the Jatta (Diatta) family who had been driven out of the valley of the Faleme river by an expanding Bundu in the 18th century. When they arrived at the future side of Tambacounda they found a single hut, inhabited by a slave named Tamba, who welcomed them, and named the community after him. The town, a center of the peanut trade with the English, was attacked by Bundu in 1863.
The Kingdom of Wuli became a French protectorate in 1888. The Dakar–Bamako railway reached Tambacounda in 1913. In 1919, it became the administrative capital of a new eponymous cercle. With access to the railroad, in the 1920s came more intensive cultivation of grains, peanuts and cotton. French colonial authorities made the town a major transport hub, and a number of buildings, including the rail station retain the colonial flavor.
The train ran until 2018, when it was forced out of service due to a lack of maintenance of the rails. As of January 2024, however, major upgrades are being done, with plans to relaunch passenger and freight service between Tambacounda and Dakar.
Between the censuses of 1988 and 2002, Tambacounda grew from 41,885 to 67,543 inhabitants. In 2007, according to official estimates, the population reached 78,800 persons.
Settled first by Mandinka people, on the regular transhumance routes of Fula cattle herders, and settled again by Wolof farmers in the early 20th century, Tambacounda has a mix of most of the ethnic groups in Senegal.