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Sébikhotane
Town
Sébikhotane is located in Senegal
Sébikhotane
Sébikhotane
Location in Senegal
Coordinates: 14°44′49″N 17°08′12″W / 14.74694°N 17.13667°W / 14.74694; -17.13667
Country Senegal
RegionDakar Region
DepartmentRufisque Department
Population
 (2013)
 • Total27,402
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Sébikhotane is a town in the Dakar Region of western Senegal. It is in the Rufisque Department. The population in 2013 was 27,402.[1]

Sébikotane is located 45 km east of Dakar. The village was founded by Sébikotane Sereres in 1736. A Catholic seminary was founded in 1911. It was the seat of a rural community from 1984 to 1996. The town received commune status in 1996. The population is mainly composed of farmers and farm workers.[2]

References

  1. ^ Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie, Senegal; Population des Communes Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ^ Plan d’Investissement Communal de Sébikotane/A. Dia, 2002


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