Malicounda Bambara | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Malicounda Bambara Location in Senegal | |
| Coordinates: 14°28′18.8″N 16°56′47.2″W / 14.471889°N 16.946444°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Thiès |
| Department | M'bour |
| Arrondissement | Sindia |
| Settled by the Bambara | 1902 |
| Arrival of the Fula | 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Mamadou Ba |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,323[1] |
| • Ethnic groups | |
Malicounda Bambara is a village in the rural community of Malicounda within M'bour Department of the Thiès Region in western Senegal, located northeast of Saly on the Petite-Côte and approximately 85 km from the Senegalese capital of Dakar. It is one of three villages all named Malicounda, but with affixes Bambara, Sérère and Wolof, each denoting the prevalent ethnicity. The three are closely connected through relations.[2] Malicounda Bambara is especially notable for being the first village in Senegal to publicly abandon the traditional practice of female genital cutting.
- ^ Source PEPAM [1]
- ^ "L'HISTOIRE JAMAIS RACONTEE DE MALICOUNDA". SenePlus (in French). September 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2024.