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Meckhe
Sign in to saveMeckhe is a town and urban commune in Senegal, which is located in the north-west of the country, between Dakar and Saint-Louis. It lies in the department of Tivaouane within the region of Thiès. It had a population of 27,566 in 2023.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony's link graph records 14 inbound references to Meckhe, and connects out to France, Senegal and agriculture.
Vinony files it under Communes of Senegal and Populated places in Thiès region.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Locality
- Meckhe
- Region
- Thiès
- Country
- Sénégal
- Population
- 27,566
- Timezone
- Africa/Dakar
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Meckhe
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and commune
- Settlement.total_type
- Town and commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Meckhe1.JPG
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Senegal
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Senegal
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Thiès Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tivaouane
- Settlement.unit_pref
- metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 6.342
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 27,566
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Meckhois
- Population
- 27566
- Area
- 6.342
- Elevation
- 43
- Official website
- ngayemeckhe.info
- Image
- Meckhe - Gare.jpg
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- Commons category
- Meckhe
- P12749
- 1620
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
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Meckhe is a town and urban commune in Senegal, which is located in the north-west of the country, between Dakar and Saint-Louis. It lies in the department of Tivaouane within the region of Thiès. It had a population of 27,566 in 2023.
Economical activity is centered on agriculture, handicrafts, commerce and cattle breeding.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meckhe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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