Place:Tambacounda, Senegal

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Name
Tambacounda
Alternate names
Oriental     (Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 89)
Sénégal Oriental     (Rand McNally Atlas (1986) p 150)
Tambacounda     (Wikipedia)
Type
Region
Coordinates
14.0°N 13°W
Located in
Senegal
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Bakel
Bala
Bellé
Bokolako
Dialakoto
Gamon
Goudiry
Khossanto
Kidira
Koumpentoum
Koussan
Koussanar
Koutia Ba
Kédougou
Maka
Mako
Nafadji
Niokolo Koba
Saraya
Simenti
Tambacounda
Tiankoye
Toubéré Bafal
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Tambacounda is a crossroads in West Africa. It is a major train stop between Dakar, Senegal and Bamako, Mali. The city of Tambacounda has a population of approximately 100,000 and is an ethnic mix of Bambara/Bamana and Pulaar, with a significant Wolof population. The region of Tambacounda, formerly known as Senegal Orientale, used to be part of the Mali Empire before the borders were created to separate Mali from Senegal. Tambacounda is physically the largest of Senegal's 11 regions, but is sparsely populated and its economy lags behind the rest of the country.

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