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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 ...
, and one of the three constituting the
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'' ...
. 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 ...
. The rural districts (''communautés rurales'') are: *
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 Sociologists have identified a number of different types of ...
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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 Serigne Abdou Kha ...
** ** ** ** ** * Taïf Arrondissement ** ** ;Historic sites Historic sites
/ref> * 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 {{Senegal-geo-stub