Diourbel Explained

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]

Transport

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.

Twin towns – sister cities

Diourbel is twinned with:[2]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/senegal/mun/admin/diourbel/SN02025100 Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Jumelages. avignon.fr. Avignon. fr. 2021-01-27. 2019-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112092005/http://www.avignon.fr/ma-ville/culture-et-tourisme/jumelages/. dead.
  3. Web site: Serigne Abdul Ahad Mbacke (1968-1989). Murid Islamic Community in America. Nov 5, 2019.