Ndiass is a village and rural community in the
M'bour Department in 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 ...
of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
. It is located southeast of
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...
. According to PEPAM (Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire), Ndiass has a population of 4794.
Blaise Diagne International Airport, Senegal's primary airport, is located nearby.
The main settlements are Ndiass, Ndeing, Ngam, Sakirack, Khoubite, Sahé and Escale.
Ndiass is home to many
baobab
''Adansonia'' is a genus made up of eight species of medium-to-large deciduous trees known as baobabs ( or ). They are placed in the Malvaceae family, subfamily Bombacoideae. They are native to Madagascar, mainland Africa, and Australia.Tropic ...
trees. The
Popenguine Nature Reserve and
Bandia Reserve are close and share the same
ecosystem
An ecosystem (or ecological system) consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the syste ...
.
The main language is
Saafi but also
Wolof
Wolof or Wollof may refer to:
* Wolof people, an ethnic group found in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania
* Wolof language, a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania
* The Wolof or Jolof Empire, a medieval West African successor of the Mal ...
.
References
Ndiass at PEPAMAéroport International Blaise Diagne à Ndiass
Populated places in Thiès Region
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