Meckhe
title: "Meckhe" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-thiès-region", "communes-of-senegal"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-thies-region" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meckhe" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Meckhe |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Town and commune |
| total_type | Town and commune |
| image_skyline | File:Meckhe1.JPG |
| image_map | |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location in Senegal |
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| pushpin_map | Senegal |
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| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Thiès Region |
| subdivision_type2 | Department |
| subdivision_name2 | Tivaouane |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 6.342 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | 2023 census |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 27,566 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | GMT |
| utc_offset | +0 |
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Meckhe is a town and urban commune in Senegal, which is located in the north-west of the country, between Dakar and Saint-Louis. It lies in the department of Tivaouane within the region of Thiès. It had a population of 27,566 in 2023.
Economical activity is centered on agriculture, handicrafts, commerce and cattle breeding.
It is a sister city with France Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France.
References
References
- [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/senegal/mun/admin/thiès/meckhe/SN13035100__meckhe/ Citypopulation.de] Population and area of Meckhe Commune
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