Marsassoum
Marsassoum | |
|---|---|
Town and commune | |
  Marsassoum Location in Senegal | |
| Coordinates: 12°49′39″N 15°58′50″W / 12.82750°N 15.98056°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Ziguinchor |
| Department | Ziguinchor |
| Arrondissement | Marsassoum |
| Area | |
• Town and commune | 3.599 km2 (1.390 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
• Town and commune | 9,815 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Marsassoum is a small town and seat of the Marsassoum Arrondissement in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal, roughly 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Ziguinchor. It lies on the bank of the Soungrougrou River.[2] In 2023 it had a population of 9,815.
History
During colonial times it was a centre of the slave trade. Children could be sold from 200 to 250 francs.[3] Today there are significant populations of Mandinka people living in the vicinity.[4]
On July 28, 2008, gendarmes opened fire on 10 demonstrators who had barricaded the roads in Marsassoum.[5]
Notable people
- Karamba Diaby (1961-)
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Marsassoum Commune
- ^ Gadjigo, Samba (6 May 2010). Ousmane Sembà ̈ne: The Making of a Militant Artist. Indiana University Press. p. 171. ISBN 0-253-00426-8.
- ^ Mark, Peter (2002). "Portuguese" Style and Luso-African Identity: Precolonial Senegambia, Sixteenth-nineteenth Centuries. Indiana University Press. p. 125. ISBN 0-253-21552-8.
- ^ Mande Studies. African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin. 1999. p. 159.
- ^ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008 Vol.1. Government Printing Office. p. 492. ISBN 978-0-16-087515-1.