Thiès department

Department in Thiès region, Senegal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thiès department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of the three located in the Thiès region.

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Thiès
Thiès town centre
Thiès town centre
Location in the Thiès region
Location in the Thiès region
Country Senegal
RegionThiès region
CapitalThiès
Area
  Total
1,873 km2 (723 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
  Total
880,266
  Density470.0/km2 (1,217/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
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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

Historic sites

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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

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