Kaffrine ( Wolof : Kafrin ) is the capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal . There are conflicting stories of Kaffrine's founding, either by a Fula man named Ngange Ka, or by the marabout Saloum Suare. [ 2 ] There was an early Serer population in the area. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Kaffrine became the capital of the historical region of Ndoucoumane , a former province of the Kingdom of Saloum .I [ 3 ] Kaffrine lies in Senegal's Peanut Basin. [ 4 ] Peanuts are the second most common crop for the people of Kaffrine, only behind Millet . Both crops are grown by over 90% of farmers in Kaffrine. Maize is the third most popular crop and grown by over 85% of farmers. [ 5 ] Kaffrine will be heavily affected by the changing climate as erratic rainfall will make current farming practices difficult and reduce agricultural production. [ 6 ] Kaffrine has a station on the Dakar-Niger Railway . Iba Der Thiam , politician and historian Aliou Sow [ fr ] , politician 1 2 Citypopulation.de Population and area of Kaffrine Commune 1 2 Fall, Rokhaya (2022). Un espace de rencontre en Sénégambie : le Saalum (XVIe – XIXe siècle) . Harmattan. 1 2 Faye, Valy (2016). "Le Peuplement Du Saloum Oriental (Sénégal) Du Xvie AU Xixè Siècle: Des Mobiles Essentiellement Politiques" . Revue Etudes Africaines . 3 . Retrieved 10 February 2026 . ↑ "Kaffrine" . 2014-03-07. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23 . Retrieved 2016-07-08 . ↑ "Kaffrine | Adaptation and Mitigation Knowledge Network (AMKN)" . amkn.org . Retrieved 2016-07-08 . [ permanent dead link ] ↑ "Kaffrine | Adaptation and Mitigation Knowledge Network (AMKN)" . amkn.org . Archived from the original on 2016-04-04 . Retrieved 2016-07-08 . 14°06′05.1″N 15°32′35.5″W  /  14.101417°N 15.543194°W  / 14.101417; -15.543194

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