Diourbel Region
Diourbel Region is a region o Senegal. The regional caipital is the ceety o Diourbel. The region corresponds roughly tae the precolonial kinrick o Bawol an is still cried bi that name. Inhabitants o the aurie are cried Bawol-Bawol. The Depairtment o Mbacke includes Murid Islamic Sufi order's holy ceety o Touba.
Diourbel Region Région de Diourbel | |
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Location o Diourbel in Senegal | |
Diourbel région, dividit intae 3 départements | |
Coordinates: 14°45′N 16°15′W / 14.750°N 16.250°W | |
Kintra | Senegal |
Caipital | Diourbel |
Départements | |
Area | |
• Total | 4359 km2 (1,683 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,049,954 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Depairtments
eeditThe Diourbel Region is composed o three depairtments:
References
eeditFreemit airtins
eedit- (in French) Région de Diourbel: Agence Régional de Développement Archived 2008-05-19 at the Wayback Machine.