Thiès Department

Thiès
Department
Thiès town centre
Location in the Thiès Region
Country	Senegal
Region	Thiès Region
Capital	Thiès
Area
• Total	1,873 km2 (723 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	667,814
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Thiès Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three located in the Thiès Region.

There are 4 urban communes in the department: Kayar, Khombole, Pout and Thiès.

The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:

• Arrondissement of Keur Moussa:
  • Keur Moussa
  • Diender
  • Fandène
• Arrondissement of Notto:
  • Notto
  • Tassette
• Arrondissement of Thiénaba:
  • Thiénaba
  • Ngoudiane
  • Ndiéyène Sirah
  • Touba Toul
• Arrondissement of Thiès Nord
• Arrondissement de Thiès Sud

Historic sites ^[1]

Thiès Chamber of Commerce

Thiès town

• Railway station and warehouses
• Place Ibrahima Sarr, Ballabey city
• The building of the Director General of the SNCS
• "Building of the Three Clocks" of the SNCS
• Thiès Fort, now regional museum
• Principal building housing the Government
• Principal building housing the Chamber of Commerce
• Thiès Cathédrale and the Evéché building
• Building housing the Saint Anne's school opposite the Cathedral
• Thiès Post office

Thiès department

• Mbidièm Fort, Arrondissement de Pout
• Diack Quarries archeological site, Arrondissement de Thiénaba
• Diakité Quarries archeological site
• Pout Post Office

References

Coordinates: 14°50′03″N 17°06′22″W / 14.83417°N 17.10611°W / 14.83417; -17.10611