TAMBACOUNDA

town, southeastern Senegal. It is situated about 250 miles (400 km) east-southeast of Dakar, the national capital. The town is in a tall-grass and acacia savanna area known for its varied agricultural potential. Crops grown include millet, sorghum, cotton, corn (maize), peanuts (groundnuts), and rice. Cattle are grazed by Fulani and Malinke (Mandingo) peoples, and there is a cotton mill in Tambacounda. The town has rail connections with Dakar to the northwest and with Mali to the northeast. Senegal's largest national park, the transitional savanna and woodlands Niokolo Koba National Park, is located about 45 miles (75 km) southeast. Pop. (1983 est.) 41,800.