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Rufisque Department

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Country
  
Senegal

Capital
  
Rufisque

Area
  
372 km²

Region
  
Dakar Region

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC+0)

Local time
  
Friday 10:24 AM

Rufisque Department

Weather
  
25°C, Wind N at 24 km/h, 55% Humidity

Rufisque Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the four which make up the Dakar Region.

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Map of Rufisque, Senegal

There are six urban communes within the department: Bargny, Sébikotane, Diamniadio, Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul Rap, Sangalkam and Sendou. The rest of the department is divided into two arrondissements.

  • Rufisque Arrondissement is subdivided into three communes de arrondissement, Rufisque Est, Rufisque Nord and Rufisque Ouest.
  • Bambylor Arrondissement is subdivided into 3 rural districts (communautés rurales);
  • Yéne
  • Bambylor
  • Tivaouane Peulh-Niaga

    • Historic sites

  • The historic centre or Old Rufisque, lying between the East Canal, the West Canal, the railway line and the seafront.
  • National printworks
  • Former William Ponty school at Sébikotane
  • Ancient dunes at Kounoune, Neolithic site
  • Lake Retba, The Rose Lake or Pink Lake (coloured pink by algae)

    • References

    Rufisque Department Wikipedia
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