- Kaolack Region
The Kaolack region is a region in
Senegal . It bordersGambia and is a common stopping point for travel betweenDakar andBanjul . Its borders correspond roughly to the Saalum Kingdom of precolonial days, and the area is still spoken of as the "Saalum" in Wolof, and its inhabitants are called "Saalum-Saalum".Kaolack city (1988 pop. 150,961) is the administrative centre for the region. It is a port on the Saloum River. Lying in a farm area, Kaolack is a majorpeanut 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 theNiger River inMali . Kaolack is the international centre of the Ibrahimiyyah branch of theTijaniyyah Sufi order, whose mosque is on the city's outskirts. Kaolack is home of the future leader as everybody says. Kaolack is also a great gathering place and many people come to Kaolack just to visit the market.Departments
The Kaolack Region is subdivided into four departments:
*Kaffrine
*Kaolack
*Koungheul (established 2006/2007)
*Nioro du Rip
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