M'bour department
Department in Thiès region, Senegal
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M'bour department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of three in the Thiès region. Its capital is M'Bour.[1]
The department has 8 urban communes; Joal-Fadiouth, Mbour, Nguékhokh, Thiadiaye, Saly Portudal, Ngaparou, Somone and Popenguine.
In 2018, the Senegalese-American musician Akon announced his plan for the construction of Akon City, a planned urban city in the department. After a brief phase of construction in 2023, the plan was abandoned, only resulting in a partially built welcome centre.[2][3]
Rural districts
The rural districts (communautés rurales) are:
- Arrondissement of Fissel:
- Fissel
- Ndiaganiao
- Arrondissement of Séssène:
- Séssène
- Nguéniène
- Arrondissement de Sindia:
- Sindia
- Malicounda
- Diass
Historic sites
Source:[4]
- Residence at Popenguine and the Cap de Naze
- Tumuli of the forest of Bandia
- Church and Sanctuary of Popenguine
- Fadiouth Island, Cemetery Island and Granaries on stilts
- Fort of the Comptoir of Saly Portudal
- Thiémassas prehistoric site
- Little Seminary of Ngazobil
- Senghor family house at Joal
- Ndianda church
- Sangomar, place of the Sereer cult, at Palmarin
- Fangool and cannon at Mbalamson
- Sereer Tumulus of Mbafaye at Godaguène Fissel
