Séssène is a locality of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
, situated in the
M'bour Department and the
Thies Region Thies may refer to
* Thiès, a city in Senegal
**Université de Thiès in Senegal
**Olympique Thiès, a Senegalese football club
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès
**Thiès Department
*Thiès Region in western Senegal
*Thies (name)
See also
*Thier ...
, not far from
Thiadiaye
Thiadiaye is a town in the Thiès Region of western Senegal. It is in the M'bour Department. The population in 2012 was 12,168, an increase from the 10,262 counted in 2002.
The town received commune status in 1996.Law no.96-752 of 5 September 19 ...
.
It is the
chef-lieu
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lux ...
of
Séssène Arrondissement Séssène is a locality of Senegal, situated in the M'bour Department and the Thies Region, not far from Thiadiaye Arrondissement, Thiadiaye.
It is the chef-lieu of Séssène Arrondissement, one of the Arrondissements of Senegal.
Over run by the ...
, one of the
Arrondissements of Senegal
The departments of Senegal are subdivided into arrondissements. As of 2008 there were 133. The arrondissements are listed below, by department:
Bakel
* Bélé Arrondissement
*Kéniaba Arrondissement
* Moudéry Arrondissement
Bambey
* Baba Ga ...
.
Over run by the
Serer people
The Serer people are a West African ethnoreligious group. ,
[ Ousmane, Camara, "Mémoires d'un juge africain. Itinéraire d'un homme libre", p 20, KARTHALA Editions (2010),]
/ref> it derives its name from one of the most revered Serer families in Serer religion
The Serer religion, or ''a Æat Roog'' ("the way of the Divine"), is the original religious beliefs, practices, and teachings of the Serer people of Senegal in West Africa. The Serer religion believes in a universal supreme deity called Roog (o ...
(the Sène family, see also Loul Sessene). The chief of Séssène as of 2010 is Demba Sène.[ Séssène nPEPA]
/ref>
References
Thiès Region
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