Fatick Region

Fatick Region

*Région de Fatick* (French)
*Diiwaanu Fatik* (Wolof)
Fatick Region Région de Fatick (French); Diiwaanu Fatik (Wolof)
Region
	Location of Fatick in Senegal
	Fatick région, divided into 3 départements
	Coordinates: 14°22′N 16°08′W / 14.367°N 16.133°W
Country	Senegal
Capital	Fatick
Départements	List Fatick; Foundiougne; Gossas;
Area
• Total	6,849 km2 (2,644 sq mi)
Population (2023 census)
• Total	908,858
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
HDI (2021)	0.503; low · 4th

Fatick is the southwest region of the northern outcrop of Senegal. Its alternative name is Jinnak Bolon. The region is named for its capital city, Fatick.^[2]

^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^ (in French) Culture, demography, and Regional cultural center for Fatick region, Ministry of Culture, Senegal Archived 2007-11-17 at the Wayback Machine.

[GlobalDataLab-1] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

[Fat-2] (in French) Culture, demography, and Regional cultural center for Fatick region, Ministry of Culture, Senegal Archived 2007-11-17 at the Wayback Machine.

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