Kédougou is a town in the Kédougou Region of south-eastern Senegal, near the borders with Mali and Guinea, at an elevation of 167 metres above sea level. It was founded by the Malinké people, and its name means Land of Man. The town lies on the N7 road and the River Gambia, among the Pays Bassari hills and the foothills of the Fouta Djallon. Nearby attractions include the Dindefelo Falls and Niokolo-Koba National Park. Its main sources of income are agriculture, small-scale commerce, construction and gold mining, and it has a military camp, a hospital, a community radio station and library, and a Peace Corps office. Official estimates gave 18,860 people in 2007, and the 2023 census counted 59,231.
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had grown to 59,231 in the 2023 census
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It lies at an elevation of 167 m (548 ft) above sea level.
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is a town in the Kédougou Region of south-eastern Senegal
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seat of a first-order administrative division
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