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'''Bambey department''' is one of the 45 ], one of the three making up the ]. '''Bambey department''' is one of the 46 ], one of the three making up the ].


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

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Department in Diourbel Region, Senegal
Bambey
Department
Location in the Diourbel RegionLocation in the Diourbel Region
Country Senegal
RegionDiourbel Region
CapitalBambey
Area
 • Total1,351 km (522 sq mi)
Population
 • Total376,945
 • Density280/km (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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

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

Map of the department arrondissements
Map of the department arrondissements

The rural districts (communautés rurales) are:

Historic sites
  • 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

References

  1. "Historic sites". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-11-22.

14°43′12″N 16°36′41″W / 14.72000°N 16.61139°W / 14.72000; -16.61139

Senegal Departments of Senegal
Dakar Region
Diourbel Region
Fatick Region
Kaffrine Region
Kaolack Region
Kédougou Region
Kolda Region
Louga Region
Matam Region
Saint-Louis Region
Sédhiou Region
Tambacounda Region
Thiès Region
Ziguinchor Region


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