Goudiry is the chief town and commune of the department of
Goudiry in the region of
Tambacounda
Tambacounda ( ar, تامباكوندا; Wolof: Tambaakundaa ) is the largest city in eastern Senegal, southeast of Dakar, and is the regional capital of the province of the same name. Its estimated population in 2007 was 78,800.
Geography
Tam ...
in the east of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...
. The town itself has a population of approximately 7000.
Transport
It lies on the
N1 road
This is a list of roads designated N1. Entries are sorted in alphabetical order by country.
* N1 road (Bangladesh), a road connecting Dhaka to Cox's Bazar through Chittagong
* N1 road (Belgium), a road connecting Brussels and Antwerp
* N1 Highw ...
linking the capital
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in ...
to
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Ma ...
and is also served by a station on the national railway system.
See also
*
Railway stations in Senegal
List of Railway stations in Senegal include:
Maps
UN Map Towns served by rail
Existing
* Dakar - port and national capital (0 km)
* Hann - truncated terminus (3 km)
* Bargny proposed deepwater port.
* Rufisque - cement w ...
References
Populated places in Tambacounda Region
Communes of Senegal
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