Thiès region
| Thiès | |
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| Capital | Thiès |
| Residents | 1,788,864 (as of 2013) |
| surface | 6,601 km² |
| Population density | 271 inhabitants per km² |
| Geographical location | 14 ° 47 ′ N , 16 ° 54 ′ W |
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The Thiès region with the capital Thiès is a coastal region in the central west of Senegal . It is the second most populous region in the country after the capital region Dakar and it is the only region that shares a border with the capital region.
The country's main international airport, which opened in 2017, is Dakar-Blaise Diagne Airport, located in the Thiès region.
Geographical location
The Thiès region is part of two coastlines, each around 80 km long: north of the Cap-Vert peninsula on the Grande-Côte and south of the same on the Petite-Côte . It borders, starting from the north clockwise, with the following other regions: Louga, Diourbel and Fatick. And in the west, between the two coastlines, it borders on the Dakar region; the capital Dakar is 40 km from the border.
structure
The Thiès region is divided into three departments:
On the next structural levels, a city (Ville), divided into three urban districts (Communes d'arrondissement), further ten arrondissements, 14 municipalities (Communes) and 32 rural communities (Communautés rurales) are to be named for 2013, the latter in the context of a new level decentralization should also acquire the status of municipalities.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Measure distances with google maps
- ^ Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Thiès: Situation economique et sociale regional 2013. Organization administrative pages 26 to 28
- ↑ Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, August 2015: Acte III de la Décentralization Region Thiès, pages 153 - 164 of the PDF file 2.95 MB
Web links
- Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Thiès: Situation economique et sociale regional 2013 PDF file 6.63 MB
- Thiès region near Geonames
Administrative division of Senegal