Bambey Department

Updated on Nov 08, 2023

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Country Senegal Capital Bambey Area 1,351 km²		Region Diourbel Region Time zone GMT (UTC+0) Local time Wednesday 1:32 PM

Weather 37°C, Wind NE at 19 km/h, 19% Humidity

Bambey Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Diourbel Region.

Map of Bambey, Senegal

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

The rural districts (communautés rurales) are:

Baba Garage Arrondissement:

Baba-Garage

Dinguiraye

Keur Samba Kane

Lambaye Arrondissement:

Gawane

Lambaye

N'Gogom

Refane

Ngoye Arrondissement:

Dangalma

N'Dondol

N'Goye

Thiakar

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

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