Official Name: | Diourbel |
Other Name: | ديوربل |
Settlement Type: | Town and commune |
Total Type: | Town and commune |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Senegal |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Senegal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Diourbel Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Diourbel |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Area Total Km2: | 31.24 |
Population As Of: | 2023 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 157554 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 14.6521°N -16.234°W |
Diourbel (ar|ديوربل; Serer: Jurbel, Wolof: Njaaréem) is a town and urban commune in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local groundnut industry and is the capital of the Diourbel Region. The population in 2023 was 157,554.[1]
Diourbel lies on the N3 road linking it to Dakar and is also served by a junction station on the Dakar-Niger Railway. Both the railway and the N3 cross the River Sine in the town.