Bounkiling Explained

Official Name:Bounkiling
Settlement Type:Town and commune
Total Type:Town and commune
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Senegal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Senegal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sédhiou
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Bounkiling
Unit Pref:metric
Area Total Km2:3.419
Population As Of:2023 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:9969
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:13.05°N -57°W

Bounkiling is a town of commune status in the Sédhiou Region of Senegal. It is the capital of the Bounkiling Department. The population in 2013 was 6,416,[2] an increase from the 2,651 counted in 2002.[3]

The town lies on the important N4 road, the Trans-Gambia Highway linking Kaolack to Ziguinchor.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/senegal/mun/admin/sédhiou/SN11015100__bounkiling/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: GeoHive - Senegal population statistics, extended . 2016-11-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160514234109/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/senegal_ext.aspx . 2016-05-14 . GeoHive
  3. Web site: GeoHive - Senegal population statistics, extended . 2016-11-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160514234109/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/senegal_ext.aspx . 2016-05-14 . PEPAM