Bambey department

Bambey department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Diourbel region.

Country Senegal

Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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Bambey
Department
Location in the Diourbel Region
Country	Senegal
Region	Diourbel Region
Capital	Bambey
Area
• Total	1,351 km2 (522 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	376,945
• Density	279.0/km2 (722.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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Its capital and the only commune in the department is Bambey.

The rural districts (communautés rurales) are:

• Baba Garage Arrondissement:
  • Baba Garage [fr]
  • Dinguiraye [fr]
  • Keur Samba Kane [fr]
• Lambaye Arrondissement:
  • Gawane [fr]
  • Lambaye [fr]
  • Ngogom [fr]
  • Réfane
• Ngoye Arrondissement:
  • N'Dangalma [fr]
  • N'Dondol [fr]
  • N'goye [fr]
  • Thiakhar [fr]

Historic sites ^[1]

• Tumulus of Lambaye (sites of the teignes (moths?))
• Tène-Mbambey, battlefield at Mbambey Sérère
• Gouye Ndeung, baobab tree on the site of the Battle of Sanghay at Lambaye
• Battlefield at Sanghay-Mbol
• Site of battle of Ndiarème, near Sindiane
• Mausoleum of Cheikh Anta Diop at Thieytou, Dinguiraye
• Tumulus of Pouniar, Lambaye Arrondissement
• Tumulus of Gallo Peye, Ndangalma
• Tumulus of Peul Lamassas, Ndangalma