# Kaolack region

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Region of Senegal

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Region in Senegal

Kaolack region Région de Kaolack (French) Diiwaanu Kawlax (Wolof) Region Location of Kaolack in Senegal Kaolack région, divided into 3 départements Coordinates: 14°09′N 14°30′W / 14.150°N 14.500°W / 14.150; -14.500 Country Senegal Capital Kaolack Départements List Guinguinéo Kaolack Nioro du Rip Area • Total 5,357 km2 (2,068 sq mi) Population (2023 census) • Total 1,338,671 • Density 249.9/km2 (647.2/sq mi) Time zone UTC+0 (GMT) HDI (2017) 0.444[1] low · 6th

The **Kaolack region** is a region in [Senegal](/source/Senegal). It borders [Gambia](/source/Gambia) and is a common stopping point for travel between [Dakar](/source/Dakar) and [Banjul](/source/Banjul). Its borders correspond roughly to the [Saalum](/source/Saloum) Kingdom of precolonial days, and the area is still spoken of as the *Saalum* in Wolof, and its inhabitants are called *Saalum-Saalum*.

[Kaolack](/source/Kaolack) city is the administrative centre for the region. It is a port on the Saloum River. Lying in a farm area, Kaolack is a major [peanut](/source/Peanut) marketing and exporting center and has a large peanut oil factory. Brewing, leather tanning, cotton ginning, and fish processing are also important industries. Salt is produced from salines near the Saloum River. The city is on the railroad from Dakar to the [Niger River](/source/Niger_River) in [Mali](/source/Mali). Kaolack is the international centre of the Ibrahimiyyah branch of the [Tijaniyyah](/source/Tijaniyyah) [Sufi](/source/Sufi) order, whose mosque is on the city's outskirts.

## Departments

The Kaolack Region is subdivided into three departments:

- [Guinguinéo département](/source/Guinguin%C3%A9o_department)

- [Kaolack département](/source/Kaolack_department)

- [Nioro du Rip département](/source/Nioro_du_Rip_department)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_1-0)** ["Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab"](https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/). *hdi.globaldatalab.org*. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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