Mboubène is a town in the lower delta of the
Senegal River
The Senegal River ( or "Senegal" - compound of the Serer term "Seen" or "Sene" or "Sen" (from Roog Seen, Supreme Deity in Serer religion) and "O Gal" (meaning "body of water")); , , , ) is a river in West Africa; much of its length mark ...
, near the mouth of the
Marigot de Djeuss. The town is located on the main highway to the
Maka-Diama Dam at a distance of from the coastal city of
Saint-Louis, Senegal
Saint-Louis () or Saint Louis (), is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and north of Senegal's capital city Dakar. It had a population of 254,171 in 2023. Saint-L ...
. On French and Dutch maps, the name of the town has been spelled variously, including "MBoulene" and "Emboulan." It was called "Biffeche-Ville" during the period of the 1960s through the 1980s when it was inhabited by resettled members of the
Sèrèer ethnic group. (The Sèrèers moved away to the nearby town of
Savoigne.)
Today, Mboubène consists of two parts: Al Madinatoul Islamiah Mboubène Peulh inhabited by
Fula people
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people are an ethnic group in Sahara, Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. Inhabiting many countries, they live mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa, South Sudan, Darfur, ...
,
[An ethnicity known in French as ''Peulh'' or ''Peul'', and in Fula as ''Fulɓe''.] and Mboubène Naar primarily inhabited by
Moors
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Moors are not a s ...
. There is a Koranic school and general store at the former, and a royal residence at the latter.
The chief economic activities are animal husbandry and gardening. Nearby agricultural fields suffer from yearly flooding and salinity.
Mboubène-Peulh is governed by an appointed Chef de Village.
References and notes
Populated places in Senegal
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