Official Name: | Pout |
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: | Thiès Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Thiès Department |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Area Total Km2: | 7.109 |
Population As Of: | 2023 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 29874 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 14.7739°N -17.0603°W |
Pout is a town with commune status in Thiès Department in Thiès Region of Senegal. Its population in 2023 was 29,874.[1] It stands on the side of the N2 road, giving easy access to the large towns of Dakar and Saint-Louis.
The town, in an area traditionally peopled by Sereer, has developed rapidly as a result of industrialisation. It was made a commune de ville in 1990.
Surrounded by forest, it is also a vegetable and fruit growing area where mangos, mandarins and oranges are produced. The industrial activity includes agricultural machine fabrication, salt and cement production and the export offruit and vegetables.