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284,189. • Density. 12,000/km 2 (30,000/sq mi) Time zone. UTC+0 (GMT) Senegalese women Mbour Beach. M'Bour or Mbour (Arabic: مبور; Wolof: Mbuur), is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Dakar. It is home to a population of 284,189 (2023 census).
M'bour Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of three in the Thiès Region. Its capital is M'Bour. [1] The department has 8 urban communes; Joal-Fadiouth, Mbour, Nguékhokh, Thiadiaye, Saly Portudal, Ngaparou, Somone and Popenguine. Since 2018, the department will be creating its first Planned urban city, named Akon City or in ...
Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. [14] It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. [15] The climate is typically Sahelian, though there is a rainy season. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 square ...
14 m (46 ft) Population. (2023 census) [1] • Commune. 41,811. • Density. 2,900/km 2 (7,600/sq mi) Saly (also called Sali or Saly Portudal) is a seaside resort and urban commune in Thiès Region on the Petite Côte of Senegal, south of Dakar. It is a major tourist destination in Senegal.
Demba Diop. Demba Diop (10 May 1927 [ 1] – 3 February 1967) was a Senegalese politician. He served as Minister of Youth and Sport under President Léopold Sédar Senghor and was Mayor of Mbour from 1966 until his assassination .
Faye was born on 25 March 1980 [1] in Ndiaganiao, in the western department of M'Bour, Senegal. [2] He is a member of the Serer ethnic group from the noble Faye family. His middle name "Diomaye" means "honourable" in Serer. [3][4] Having had a traditional village upbringing, he has always claimed his rural origins, and "imbued himself with ...
Akon City is a planned community in the M'bour Department of Senegal by Senegalese singer and entrepreneur Akon. The project was first announced by Akon in 2018. [1] Akon said in October 2022 that construction of the city's first phase would begin in 2023 and be completed in 2028. Akon said he was inspired by the movie Black Panther, and he ...
Viviane (born Viviane Chidid) is a Senegalese pop singer who is the former backing vocalist and former sister-in-law of Youssou N'Dour. Viviane is known as the queen or reine of Senegalese music. [1] Her music combines traditional Senegalese mbalax music with elements of U.S. rap, R&B and Country music. She released her first album in 1999 and ...