Thiès
Thiès town centre
Thiès town centre
Location in the Thiès Region
Location in the Thiès Region
Country Senegal
RegionThiès Region
CapitalThiès
Area
  Total1,873 km2 (723 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
  Total667,814
  Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Thiès Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three located in the Thiès Region.

There are 4 urban communes in the department: Kayar, Khombole, Pout and Thiès.

The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:

  • Arrondissement of Keur Moussa:
    • Keur Moussa
    • Diender
    • Fandène
  • Arrondissement of Notto:
    • Notto
    • Tassette
  • Arrondissement of Thiénaba:
    • Thiénaba
    • Ngoudiane
    • Ndiéyène Sirah
    • Touba Toul
  • Arrondissement of Thiès Nord
  • Arrondissement de Thiès Sud

Historic sites [1]

Thiès Chamber of Commerce
Thiès town
  • Railway station and warehouses
  • Place Ibrahima Sarr, Ballabey city
  • The building of the Director General of the SNCS
  • "Building of the Three Clocks" of the SNCS
  • Thiès Fort, now regional museum
  • Principal building housing the Government
  • Principal building housing the Chamber of Commerce
  • Thiès Cathédrale and the Evéché building
  • Building housing the Saint Anne's school opposite the Cathedral
  • Thiès Post office
Thiès department
  • Mbidièm Fort, Arrondissement de Pout
  • Diack Quarries archeological site, Arrondissement de Thiénaba
  • Diakité Quarries archeological site
  • Pout Post Office

References

14°50′03″N 17°06′22″W / 14.83417°N 17.10611°W / 14.83417; -17.10611


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