Kébémer Explained

Official Name:Kébémer
Settlement Type:Town and commune
Total Type:Town and commune
Flag Size:200px
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Senegal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Louga
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Kébémer
Unit Pref:metric
Area Total Km2:10.97
Population As Of:2023 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:27305
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:15.3667°N -42°W

Kébémer is a town with commune status in Louga Region in north-west Senegal, lying midway between Thiès and Saint-Louis. It is the chief settlement, with a population of 27,305 in 2023,[1] of the department of the same name.[2]

History

The town was founded in 1774 by a Marabout family.

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/senegal/mun/admin/louga/SN08015100__kébémer/ Citypopulation.de/en/senegal/cities/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Senegal: administrative units, extended . GeoHive . 22 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160514234109/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/senegal_ext.aspx . 14 May 2016 .