Palmarin

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==History== Palmarin was formerly part of the Kingdom of Sine. Throughout the 19th century, the village participated in the trade of ivory and fur.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dictionnaire géographique universel, contenant la description de tous les lieux du globe intéressans sous le rapport de la géographie physique et politique, de l'histoire, de la statistique, du commerce, de l'industrie, etc.|author=A. J. Kilian|location=Paris|date=1823–1833|page=647|language=fr}}</ref>

==Administration== Palmarin is now part of Fatick Department in Fatick Region.

==Geography== The nearest towns are Joal-Fadiouth, Ngalou Sessene, Mar Lodj, Mar Souloum, Diakhanor, and Guimsam.

===Population=== In 2003, there were 6698 people and 758 households in the rural community of Palmarin.

===Economy=== Palmarin's economy is dominated by fishing and agriculture, however tourism also make a contribution, thanks to the beaches, palm trees (which give the village its name), and palm wine.

==Climate== Palmarin has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) with no rainfall from November to May and moderate to heavy rainfall from June to October. {{Weather box |width = auto | location = Palmarin | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 31.7 | Feb high C = 33.1 | Mar high C = 34.2 | Apr high C = 33.9 | May high C = 33.6 | Jun high C = 33.5 | Jul high C = 32.0 | Aug high C = 31.2 | Sep high C = 31.9 | Oct high C = 33.4 | Nov high C = 34.1 | Dec high C = 31.8

|rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 1 |Feb rain mm = 0 |Mar rain mm = 0 |Apr rain mm = 0 |May rain mm = 0 |Jun rain mm = 38 |Jul rain mm = 135 |Aug rain mm = 277 |Sep rain mm = 197 |Oct rain mm = 49 |Nov rain mm = 2 |Dec rain mm = 1 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/1018381/ |title = Climate: Palmarin |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate = August 6, 2020}}</ref> }}

==See also==

===Bibliography=== *{{Cite book|author=Henri Gravrand|title=Visage africain de l'Église : une expérience au Sénégal|location=Paris|publisher=Éditions de l'Orante|year=1961|pages=287|language=fr}} *{{Cite book|author=Bernard Lacombe|title=Palmarin : essai de dépouillement de registres paroissiaux en Afrique, Sénégal : méthodologie et exposition des données brutes : rapport de fin de programme, décembre 1965-décembre 1966|publisher=IRD|location=Dakar|year=1967|language=fr}} *{{Cite journal|author=Catherine Sabinot|title=Tortues marines sur le littoral palmarinois (Sénégal) : entre attentes internationales et cultures locales|journal=Actes du 9ème Congrès des étudiants-chercheurs au MNHN|date=November 2003|location=Paris|page=54|language=fr}}

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==External links== *{{wikivoyage-inline|Palmarin}} *{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120219233112/http://www.pepam.gouv.sn/acces.php?idcr=09124 The rural community of Palmarin on the PEPAM website] {{Serer topics|state=collapsed}}

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