Rufisque department

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Rufisque department is one of the 46 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, 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 [1]

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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)

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