Marsassoum

Marsassoum
Town and commune
Marsassoum is located in Senegal
Marsassoum
Marsassoum
Location in Senegal
Coordinates: 12°49′39″N 15°58′50″W / 12.82750°N 15.98056°W / 12.82750; -15.98056
Country Senegal
RegionZiguinchor
DepartmentZiguinchor
ArrondissementMarsassoum
Area
 • Town and commune
3.599 km2 (1.390 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Town and commune
9,815
 • Density2,727/km2 (7,063/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Marsassoum is a small town and seat of the Marsassoum Arrondissement in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal, roughly 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Ziguinchor. It lies on the bank of the Soungrougrou River. In 2023 it had a population of 9,815.

History

During colonial times it was a centre of the slave trade. Children could be sold from 200 to 250 francs. Today there are significant populations of Mandinka people living in the vicinity.

On July 28, 2008, gendarmes opened fire on 10 demonstrators who had barricaded the roads in Marsassoum.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Marsassoum Commune
  2. ↑ Gadjigo, Samba (6 May 2010). Ousmane Sembà ̈ne: The Making of a Militant Artist. Indiana University Press. p. 171. ISBN 0-253-00426-8.
  3. ↑ Mark, Peter (2002). "Portuguese" Style and Luso-African Identity: Precolonial Senegambia, Sixteenth-nineteenth Centuries. Indiana University Press. p. 125. ISBN 0-253-21552-8.
  4. ↑ Mande Studies. African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin. 1999. p. 159.
  5. ↑ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008 Vol.1. Government Printing Office. p. 492. ISBN 978-0-16-087515-1.