Official Name: | Meckhe |
Settlement Type: | Town and commune |
Total Type: | Town and commune |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Senegal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Thiès Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Tivaouane |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Area Total Km2: | 6.342 |
Population As Of: | 2023 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 27,566 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 15.1167°N -54°W |
Meckhe is a town and urban commune in Senegal, which is located in the north-west of the country, between Dakar and Saint-Louis. It lies in the department of Tivaouane within the region of Thiès. It had a population of 27,566 in 2023,[1] mostly of Wolof origin.
Economical activity is centered on agriculture, handicrafts, commerce and cattle breeding.
It is a sister city with Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France.