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'''Kaffrine''' ({{langx|wo|Kafrin}}) is the capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal.
==History== There are conflicting stories of Kaffrine's founding, either by a Fula man named Ngange Ka, or by the marabout Saloum Suare.<ref name = Fall>{{cite book |last1=Fall |first1=Rokhaya |title=Un espace de rencontre en Sénégambie : le Saalum (XVIe – XIXe siècle) |date=2022 |publisher=Harmattan}}</ref> There was an early Serer population in the area.<ref name = Fall/><ref name = Faye>{{cite journal |last1=Faye |first1=Valy |title=Le Peuplement Du Saloum Oriental (Sénégal) Du Xvie AU Xixè Siècle: Des Mobiles Essentiellement Politiques |journal=Revue Etudes Africaines |date=2016 |volume=3 |url=https://rea.ucad.sn/index.php/rea/article/download/37/36 |access-date=10 February 2026}}</ref> Kaffrine became the capital of the historical region of Ndoucoumane, a former province of the Kingdom of Saloum.I<ref name = Faye/>
== Agriculture ==
Kaffrine lies in Senegal's Peanut Basin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://peacecorpssenegal.org/kaffrine/|title=Kaffrine|date=2014-03-07|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823025419/https://peacecorpssenegal.org/kaffrine/|archive-date=2016-08-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> Peanuts are the second most common crop for the people of Kaffrine, only behind Millet. Both crops are grown by over 90% of farmers in Kaffrine. Maize is the third most popular crop and grown by over 85% of farmers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://amkn.org/ccafs-sites/kaffrine/?section=quick-facts|title=Kaffrine {{!}} Adaptation and Mitigation Knowledge Network (AMKN)|website=amkn.org|access-date=2016-07-08}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> == Climate change ==
Kaffrine will be heavily affected by the changing climate as erratic rainfall will make current farming practices difficult and reduce agricultural production.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://amkn.org/ccafs-sites/kaffrine/|title=Kaffrine {{!}} Adaptation and Mitigation Knowledge Network (AMKN)|website=amkn.org|access-date=2016-07-08|archive-date=2016-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404194122/http://amkn.org/ccafs-sites/kaffrine/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Infrastructure ==
Kaffrine has a station on the Dakar-Niger Railway.
==Notable people==
*Iba Der Thiam, politician and historian *{{ill|Aliou Sow|fr|Aliou Sow}}, politician
== References == <references />
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Category:Communes of Senegal Category:Regional capitals in Senegal Category:Populated places in Kaffrine region
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