Thiaroye Arrondissement | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| 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 city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 2.45 million.
Thiès is a region of western Senegal. The capital is also called Thiès.
Senegal is subdivided into four levels of administrative divisions.
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 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Louga Region. Its capital is Linguère, and it encompasses an area of 15375 km/sq.
Dakar Department is one of the Departments of Senegal, located in the Dakar Region.
Pikine Department is one of the 45 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 troops, by French forces on the night of 30 November to 1 December 1944. West African volunteers and conscripts of the Tirailleurs Sénégalais units of the French army mutinied against poor conditions and defaulted pay at the Thiaroye camp, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal.
Almadies Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Dakar Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal. Almadies is considered the most upmarket residential neighbourhood in Central & Western Africa and it holds the residences of numerous foreign Ambassadors and expatriates. It is also considered one of the most expensive and premiere neighbourhoods in Africa. It also holds numerous Embassies and agencies of the UN.
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 has 906 km of railway at 1,000 mm gauge. This 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.
Camp de Thiaroye is a 1988 Senegalese war-drama film written and directed by Ousmane Sembene 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.
Séssène is an arrondissement of M'bour in Thiès Region in Senegal.
Mame Bineta Sané, is a Sénégalese actress. She is best known for the role as 'Ada' in the supernatural romantic drama film Atlantics.
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