Pout, Senegal
Appearance
Pout | |
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Town and commune | |
Coordinates: 14°46′26″N 17°3′37″W / 14.77389°N 17.06028°W | |
Country | Senegal |
Region | Thiès Region |
Department | Thiès Department |
Area | |
• Town and commune | 7.109 km2 (2.745 sq mi) |
Population (2023 census)[1] | |
• Town and commune | 29,874 |
• Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Citypopulation.de Population and area of Pout Commune
- Partly based on the article in French Wikipedia