Fatick | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Fatick Region | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Fatick Region |
| Capital | Fatick |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,646 km2 (1,022 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 409,283 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Fatick Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three departments making up the Fatick Region, and lies on the road between Mbour and Kaolack. The Fatick region is home to many Sereer people (or Serer);[2] the Sereers are one of the major ethnic groups in Senegal and there are four Sereer dialects. At least 99% of the regional area consists Seereer, notably of Seereer Niominka people, and less than 1% of migrant Fulbe (1998 figures).[2]
Fatick town is the major urban center for the region. The department has an area of 2646 km²[3] and is divided into arrondissements, communes and rural communities (Communautés rurales, see below).[4]
- ^ Senegal: Administrative Division
- ^ a b Bose, Purabi; and Dijk, Han van; "Dryland Forests: Management and Social Diversity in Africa and Asia." Springer (2016), p. 99, [1] ISBN 9783319194059 (Retrieved on 28 28 May 2024)
- ^ Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Fatick: Situation economique et sociale regionale 2013.[2] Area Page 21 of the PDF file.
- ^ ANSD: Rapport Projection de la Population du Senegal 2013 - 2063 (RGPHAE 2013). [3] Fatick Region, pages 22 and 23 of the PDF file