Bambey
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 42 ′ N , 16 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Senegal | ||
| Diourbel | |||
| Department | Bambey | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | SN-DB | ||
| height | 19 m | ||
| Residents | 28,908 (2013) | ||
Bambey is a city in the central west of Senegal . It is prefecture of the Bambey department in the Diourbel region .
Geographical location
Bambey is located in the west of the Diourbel region , 23 kilometers from the Diourbel regional prefecture .
population
The last censuses showed the following population figures for the city:
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 16,974 |
| 2002 | 21,250 |
| 2013 | 28,908 |
traffic
The national road N 3 runs through Bambey . It connects Thiès and Khombole in the west with Diourbel , Mbacké , Touba , Dahra , Linguère , Ourossogui and Matam on the border with Mauritania in the east. The N3 runs side by side with the Dakar – Niger railway line , which is important for freight traffic in the peanut basin and with neighboring Mali, through the urban area.
Bambey is connected to the international air transport network via Dakar-Blaise Diagne Airport, 66 km away near Thiès .
Culture
The city has a university on the western outskirts with the Université Alioune DIOP de Bambey .
City personalities
- Doudou Thiam (1926–1999), diplomat and lawyer, Senegalese foreign minister 1960 to 1970
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Senegal: The most important places with statistics on their population
- ↑ Measure distance with google maps