Fatick

Fatick
Town and commune
Fatick is located in Senegal
Fatick
Fatick
Coordinates: 14°20′0″N 16°24′25″W / 14.33333°N 16.40694°W / 14.33333; -16.40694
Country Senegal
RegionFatick Region
Area
 • Town and commune
16.01 km2 (6.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)[1]
 • Town and commune
39,361
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Fatick (French pronunciation: [fatik]; Wolof: Fatik; Serer: Fatik)[2][3] is a town and urban commune in Senegal, located between M'bour and Kaolack and inhabited by the Serer people. Its 2023 population was at 39,361.[1] It is the capital of the Fatick Region and the Fatick Department.

  1. ^ a b c Citypopulation.de Population and area of Fatick Commune
  2. ^ Diouf, Babacar Sedikh, Maad a sinig: Kumba Ndoofeen fa Maak JUUF (Buka-Cilaas), 1853–1871, PAPF (1987), pp. 13, 26, 29
  3. ^ Dioh, Irénée Guilane, Les hologrammes du seereer: parler de Faajut, Sénégal, Fasal (2009), pp. 108, 111, 112, ISBN 9782912436627