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Bambey Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Diourbel Region.
Bambey | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Diourbel Region | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Diourbel Region |
| Capital | Bambey |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,351 km2 (522 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 376,945 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Its capital and the only commune in the department is Bambey.
The rural districts (communautés rurales) are:
- Historic sites [1]
- Tumulus of Lambaye (sites of the teignes (moths?))
- Tène-Mbambey, battlefield at Mbambey Sérère
- Gouye Ndeung, baobab tree on the site of the Battle of Sanghay at Lambaye
- Battlefield at Sanghay-Mbol
- Site of battle of Ndiarème, near Sindiane
- Mausoleum of Cheikh Anta Diop at Thieytou, Dinguiraye
- Tumulus of Pouniar, Lambaye Arrondissement
- Tumulus of Gallo Peye, Ndangalma
- Tumulus of Peul Lamassas, Ndangalma
References
edit- ^ "Historic sites". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
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