Kanel

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Kanel

Total population

15,000

Elevation24 m

Coordinates15.49°, -13.18°

Demographic figures from ANSD Senegal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kanel is a town and urban commune in the Matam Region of northeastern Senegal. It is the capital of the Kanel Department. The population in 2023 was 15,244, an increase from the 12,975 counted in 2013.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Boubacar Wane

Senegalese military officer

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Mohamadou Diallo

Senegalese journalist

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Oumar Kane

Senegalese historian

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Mamadou Talla

(1931-2000) Senegalese journalist

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Sidiki Abdoul Daff

person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection

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Deygo Josy

Rapper

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Yéro Deh

Senegalese politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Senegal

• Chelkhat Ghiarhoum
  67.9 mi away
• Bouroudji
  68.6 mi away
• Hassi Chaggar
  73 mi away
• Varele
  77.2 mi away
• Khadara Bou el Harath
  93.7 mi away
• Agoueida
  141.8 mi away
• Oudey Mejbour
  165.4 mi away
• Assett
  244.3 mi away
• Dianki
  285.6 mi away
• Tweijinitt
  341.7 mi away
• Jèlak
  442.9 mi away
• Koundiourla
  501.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kanel

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Seen 2026-01-16

White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Seen 2026-01-16

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Seen 2026-01-16

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-01-16

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Seen 2026-01-16

Striped Ground Squirrel

Euxerus erythropus

Seen 2023-01-24

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis caudatus

Seen 2023-01-24

Plain Tiger Butterfly

Danaus chrysippus

Seen 2023-01-24

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Seen 2023-01-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).