Bakel ( French Bakel ) is a city and a commune in the east of Senegal , in the Tambacunda region. Administrative center of the department of the same name .
| City | |
| Bakel | |
|---|---|
| fr. Bakel | |
| A country |  Senegal |
| Region | Tambacunda |
| The Department | Bakel |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 14 m |
| Timezone | UTC0 |
| Population | |
| Population | 14,100 people ( 2010 ) |
Content
- 1 Geographical location
- 2 population
- 3 Transport
- 4 Attractions
- 5 See also
- 6 notes
Geographical position
The city is located in the north-eastern part of the region, on the left bank of the Senegal River, near the border with Mauritania , at a distance of approximately 515 kilometers east of the country's capital, Dakar . The absolute height is 14 meters above sea level [1] .
Population
According to the 2002 census, the population of Bakel was 10,653 people [2] . The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 1976 | 1988 | 2002 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6569 | 7959 | 10 653 | 14 100 |
Transport
5 km south of the city is the airport of the same name ( IATA : BX, ICAO : GOTB) [1] . There is a cross-border ferry service with the Moorish city of Gurae .
Attractions
The city is a fort built in the middle of the XIX century by the French colonial authorities [3] .
See also
- Schmalz, Julien Desiree
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Bakel, Senegal Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment March 25, 2014.
- ↑ The regions of Senegal as well as all cities and urban communes of more than 10,000 inhabitants . City Population. Date of treatment March 25, 2014.
- ↑ Bakel // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.