Thiaroye Arrondissement | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Dakar Region |
| Department | Pikine Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 343,000 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (GMT) |
Thiaroye Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Pikine Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal. The seat lies at Thiaroye.
It is subdivided into 5 communes d'arrondissement; Diack Sao, Diamaguène Sicap M'Bao, M'Bao, Thiaroye sur Mer and Thiaroye-Gare. [1]
Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023.
Pikine is a city in the Pikine Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying to the east of Dakar city centre, at the 2013 Census it had a population of 1,170,791. The department includes the villages of Yeumbeul, Thiaroye, Mbao, and Keur Massar Malika. Until the mid-2000s, it also included Guédiawaye, which now forms a separate Department.
The departments of Senegal are subdivided into arrondissements. As of 2008 there were 133. The arrondissements are listed below, by department:
Linguère department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Louga region. Its capital is Linguère, and it encompasses an area of 15,375 km2 (5,936 sq mi).
Pikine department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal and one of the four which make up Dakar region. Its capital is Pikine.
Thiaroye is the name of a historic town in Sénégal, situated in the suburbs of Dakar, on the southeast coast of the Cap-Vert peninsula, between Pikine and Rufisque.
The Thiaroye massacre was a massacre of French West African soldiers, committed by the French Army on the morning of 1 December 1944 near Dakar, French Senegal. Those killed were members of the Tirailleurs Sénégalais, and were veterans of the 1940 Battle of France who had been recently liberated from prison camps in Europe. After being repatriated to West Africa, they mutinied against poor conditions and unpaid wages at the Thiaroye military camp. Between 35 and 300 people were killed.
Ben Diogaye Bèye is a Senegalese filmwriter, filmmaker, film producer and journalist. He was the assistant director of nearly a dozen Senegalese films, including Touki Bouki with Djibril Diop Mambety, Baks with Momar Thiam, Sarah et Marjama with Axel Lohman, and the co-screenwriter of the latter two.
Birkilane department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal and is located in the Kaffrine region. It was created as part of the new region in 2008.
Grand Dakar Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Dakar Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal.
Parcelles Assainies Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Dakar Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal.
Dagoudane Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Pikine Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal.
Niayes Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Pikine Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal.
Senegal's rail network consists of 906 km of railway at 1,000 mm gauge, and 36 km of 1,445 mm gauge. The metre-gauge network is part of the Dakar–Niger Railway which crosses the border to Mali. The railway is operated by Transrail, managed by the Belgian company Vecturis.
The Petit train de banlieue (PTB) was a passenger train providing regular commuter rail service between the Dakar railway station and Thiès via Thiaroye and Rufisque.
Matador is one of the most prominent figures of underground Hip Hop in Senegal. Founding member of the Thiaroye’s group, WA BMG 44, Matador has toured throughout the world gaining an international recognition from the underground hip hop scenes abroad. Since 2006, his struggle to represent the voiceless youth of his home country has taken a renewed turn with the creation of his structure, Africulturban in Pikine. Through this space dedicated to the youth, Matador reiterates his social and political engagement while pursuing his role of “Number One System Enemy” and “General Major Chief of the Dying People Army”.
Camp de Thiaroye is a 1988 Senegalese war-drama film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène and Thierno Faty Sow.
Elections to the French National Assembly were held in the constituency of Mauritania–Senegal on 21 October 1945 as part of the wider parliamentary elections. Two members were elected from the seat, with the winners being French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) candidates Lamine Guèye and Léopold Sédar Senghor.
The Train Express Regional (TER) is an airport rail link in Senegal that connects Dakar with Diamniadio and the Blaise Diagne International Airport.
Thierno Faty Sow was a Senegalese filmmaker, screenwriter and actor.
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