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]
Podor has a Sahel