Kébémer is a town with commune status in
Louga Region
Louga is a city and region of Senegal. The region is located to the northwest part of the country and Louga, Louga city is in the northwest of the region - about 50 km inland from the Atlantic coast.
Departments
Louga region is divided into ...
in north-west
Senegal, lying midway between
Thiès and
Saint-Louis. It is the chief settlement, with a population of nearly 20,000 in 2013, of the department of the
same name.
History
The town was founded in 1774 by a Marabout family.
Notable residents
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Abdoulaye Wade, President of Sénégal 2000-12, was born in Kébémer in 1926.
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Gorgui Dieng, basketball player, was born in Kébémer in 1990.
References
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Populated places in Louga Region
Communes of Senegal