Nguèkhokh

Nguèkhokh
Coordinates	14 ° 31 ′  N , 17 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 14 ° 31 ′  N , 17 ° 0 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Senegal
region	Thiès
Department	Mbour
height	13 m
Residents	27,033 (2013)

Nguèkhokh is a town in the Mbour department of the Thiès region , in western Senegal .

Geographical location

Nguèkhokh is located in the north-west of the Mbour department , in the hinterland of the touristically important Petite-Côte , about eight kilometers from the Atlantic coast. To the north of the city, the Somone flows west to the sea.

Nguèkhokh is located 52 kilometers southeast of Dakar , 32 kilometers south of the regional prefecture of Thiès and 11 kilometers north of Mbour .

history

The village of Nguèkhokh gained commune (city) status in 1996.

population

The last censuses showed the following population figures:

year	Residents
1988	7,862
2002	16,911
2013	27,033

traffic

The national road N 1 runs through Nguèkhokh . It connects the city to the northwest with Diamniadio , Bargny and the major cities of the Dakar metropolitan region and to the south and east with Saly Portudal , Mbour , Fatick , Kaolack , Birkelane , Kaffrine , Malem Hodar , Koumpentoum and Tambacounda and with the Malian border at Kidira .

Nguèkhokh is connected to the international air transport network via Dakar-Blaise Diagne Airport, which is 19 km away .

See also

• List of cities in Senegal

Web links

• Nguèkhokh at Geonames

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Measure distances with google maps
2. ↑ LOI n ° 96-752 du 5 September 1996 portant création des communes de Kahone, Passy, ​​Gandiaye, Ndoffane Laghème, Thilogne, Waoundé, Kanel, Golléré, Semmé, Nguékokh, Thiadiaye, Sébikotane
3. ↑ Senegal: The most important places with statistics on their population
4. ↑ Measure distance with google maps