Mbacké Department is one of the 45
departments of Senegal
The 14 regions of Senegal are subdivided into 46 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 14 ''régions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') which ...
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Diourbel Region
The Diourbel Region ( Serer and Cangin: ''Jurbel'') is a region of Senegal. The regional capital is the city of Diourbel. The region corresponds roughly to the precolonial Kingdom of Bawol and is still called by that name. Bawol (or ''Baol'' ...
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The capital of the department is the only commune,
Mbacké
Mbacké (Mbàkke in Wolof) is a city in central Senegal, located east of Dakar. It is the capital of an administrative department in the Diourbel region. Along with the nearby city of Touba, Mbacké forms an urban conurbation whose populatio ...
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The rural districts (''communautés rurales'') are:
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Kael Arrondissement
Kael Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Mbacké Department in the Diourbel Region of Senegal.
Subdivisions
The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities
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Ndame Arrondissement
Ndame Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Mbacké Department in the Diourbel Region of Senegal.
Subdivisions
The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities and in turn into villages.
Notable people
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Taïf Arrondissement
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Historic sites
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* Grand Mosque at Touba
* Aynou Rahmati, wells of the Miséricorde at Touba
* Gouye Tékhé and Gouye Ziarra baobab trees at Touba
* Négou Mame Diarra Bousso at Khourou Mbacké
* Tumulus field at Thiékène, Sous-Préfecture of Kael
* Tumulus at Gninguène.
See also
* Touba
References
Departments of Senegal
Diourbel Region
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