Diourbel Department

Diourbel Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three constituting the Diourbel Region.

Diourbel
Location in the Diourbel Region
Country Senegal
RegionDiourbel Region
CapitalDiourbel
Area
  Total1,175 km2 (454 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
  Total268,215
  Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

There is one commune in the department, which is Diourbel.

The rural districts (communautés rurales) are:

Historic sites [1]
  • Grand Mosque of Diourbel
  • Prefecture
  • Railway station
  • Building housing the Post Office
  • Battlefield of Bounghoye
  • Battlefield of Ndiaby
  • Ibrahima Thioye school, Diourbel town
  • Baobab tree called "Gouye Sambaye Karang" in Keur Yéli Manel Fall Quarter, Diourbel town
  • Baobab tree called "Gouye Woté" in Ndiodione Quarter, Diourbel
  • Residence of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, Diourbel town
  • Battlefield of Sambé
  • Battlefield of Ngagnane, administrative centre of Diourbel
  • Sereer tombs at Ndayane and associated remains

References


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