Diourbel (Arabic: ديوربل; Serer: Jurbel, Wolof: Njaaréem) is a town and urban commune in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local groundnut industry and is the capital of the Diourbel Region. The population in 2023 was 157,554.[1]
Diourbel
ديوربل | |
|---|---|
Town and commune | |
  Diourbel Location in Senegal | |
| Coordinates: 14°39′07.7″N 16°14′02.5″W / 14.652139°N 16.234028°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Diourbel Region |
| Department | Diourbel |
| Area | |
• Town and commune | 31.24 km2 (12.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
• Town and commune | 157,554 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Transport
editDiourbel lies on the N3 road linking it to Dakar and is also served by a junction station on the Dakar-Niger Railway. Both the railway and the N3 cross the River Sine in the town.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Diourbel (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.2 (93.6) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.6 (101.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.4 (101.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
22.5 (0.89) |
98.0 (3.86) |
205.1 (8.07) |
164.1 (6.46) |
31.4 (1.24) |
0.7 (0.03) |
1.2 (0.05) |
526.4 (20.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 10 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 33.7 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
edit
Avignon, France
Notable people
edit- Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké, the third Mouride caliph, was born in 1914 in Diourbel.[4]
- Seynabou Mbengue (born 1992), Senegalese footballer
- Makhtar N'Diaye, former NBA player
- Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (born 1990), writer and winner of the prestigious prix Goncourt
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population and area of Diourbel Commune
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Diourbel". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Jumelages". avignon.fr (in French). Avignon. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "Serigne Abdul Ahad Mbacke (1968-1989)". Murid Islamic Community in America. Retrieved Nov 5, 2019.
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