Rufisque Department

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Rufisque
Department
Location in the Dakar Region
Country	Senegal
Region	Dakar Region
Capital	Rufisque
Area
• Total	372 km2 (144 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	490,694
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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

There are six urban communes within the department: Bargny, Sébikotane, Diamniadio, , 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.
• is subdivided into 3 rural districts (communautés rurales);
  • Yéne
  • Bambylor
  • Tivaouane Peulh-Niaga

Historic sites ^[1][]

The Rose Lake

• 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[]

Coordinates: 14°43′01″N 17°16′01″W / 14.717°N 17.267°W / 14.717; -17.267

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