Mampatim

Mampatim
Town and commune
Mampatim is located in Senegal
Mampatim
Mampatim
Location in Senegal
Coordinates: 12°53′31″N 14°19′52″W / 12.892°N 14.331°W / 12.892; -14.331
Country Senegal
RegionKolda Region
DepartmentKolda
ArrondissementMampatim
Area
 • Town and commune
387.3 km2 (149.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Town and commune
21,955
 • Density56.69/km2 (146.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Mampatim is a town and commune located in the Kolda Region of Senegal.

Mampatim was the capital of a Bainuk kingdom whose ruler, Kikikor, was defeated by Tiramakhan Traore, founder of Kaabu. Traore may have died in Mampatim.

References

  1. 1 2 Citypopulation.de Communes and Rural Communities
  2. ↑ Ngom, Biram: "La question Gelwaar et l’histoire du Siin", Dakar, Université de Dakar, 1987
  3. ↑ Niane 1989, p. 22.
  4. ↑ WESTERN AFRICA TO c1860 A.D. A PROVISIONAL HISTORICAL SCHEMA BASED ON CLIMATE PERIODS by George E. Brooks, Indiana University African Studies Program, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, August, 1985.

Sources

12°53′31″N 14°19′52″W / 12.892°N 14.331°W / 12.892; -14.331