Nguékhokh

Nguékhokh
Town
Nguékhokh
Coordinates: 14°30′46″N 17°03′00″W / 14.51278°N 17.05000°W / 14.51278; -17.05000
Country  Senegal
Region Thiès Region
Department M'bour Department
Population (2012)
 • Total 20,053
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Nguékhokh is a town in the Thiès Region of western Senegal. It is in the M'bour Department. The population in 2012 was 20,053, an increase from the 16,911 counted in 2002.[1]

The town received commune status in 1996.[2] It is on the national route N1, between M'bour and Rufisque.[3] A wine production facility opened here in 2015, sparking some controversy.[4]

References

  1. ↑ World Gazetteer
  2. ↑ Law no.96-752 of 5 September 1996
  3. ↑ Google Maps
  4. ↑ Nguékhokh : La famille de feu Ibou Sakho contre l'installation d’une usine de vin
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