Podor Explained

Official Name:Podor
Settlement Type:Town and commune
Total Type:Town and commune
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Senegal
Coordinates:16.6167°N -17°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name1:Saint-Louis Region
Subdivision Name2:Podor
Unit Pref:metric
Area Total Km2:2.038
Population Total:12512
Population As Of:2023 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0

16.6167°N -17°WPodor (Wolof: Podoor) is the northernmost town in Senegal, lying on Morfil Island between the Sénégal River and Doué River on the border with Mauritania. It was the location of the ancient state Takrur.[2] It is home to a ruined French colonial fort, built in 1854 as a centre for gold trading,[3] and is the birthplace of fashion designer Oumou Sy, as well as musicians Baaba Maal and Mansour Seck.

At the 2013 census the population of the town was 11,608. According to the 2023 census, it had grown to 12,512.[1] It is 99% Muslim.[4]

Climate

Podor has a Sahelian climate, with extremely hot summers with some rain and very warm, almost rainless winters.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/senegal/mun/admin/saint_louis/SN10025100__podor/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Book: Gritzner, Janet H.. Senegal. 2005. Infobase Publishing. 9781438105390. 35. en.
  3. Book: [[Andrekos Varnava|Varnava]], Andrekos. Imperial expectations and realities: El Dorados, utopias and dystopias. 2015-09-01. Oxford University Press . 9781784996475. 100. en.
  4. News: Podor - Sénégal : hôtels guide de voyage et du tourisme. Sénégal : hôtels guide de voyage et du tourisme. 2017-05-31. fr-FR.