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.