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Bambey
Department
Location in the Diourbel Region
Country	Senegal
Region	Diourbel Region
Capital	Bambey
Area
• Total	1,351 km2 (522 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	376,945
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 ( GMT)

Bambey Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Diourbel Region.

Its capital and the only commune in the department is Bambey.

The rural districts (communautés rurales) are:

• Baba Garage Arrondissement:
  • Baba Garage [ fr]
  • Dinguiraye [ fr]
  • Keur Samba Kane [ fr]
• Lambaye Arrondissement:
  • Gawane [ fr]
  • Lambaye [ fr]
  • Ngogom [ fr]
  • Réfane [ fr]
• Ngoye Arrondissement:
  • N'Dangalma [ fr]
  • N'Dondol [ fr]
  • N'goye [ fr]
  • Thiakhar [ fr]

Historic sites ^[1]

• Tumulus of Lambaye (sites of the teignes (moths?))
• Tène-Mbambey, battlefield at Mbambey Sérère
• Gouye Ndeung, baobab tree on the site of the Battle of Sanghay at Lambaye
• Battlefield at Sanghay-Mbol
• Site of battle of Ndiarème, near Sindiane
• Mausoleum of Cheikh Anta Diop at Thieytou, Dinguiraye
• Tumulus of Pouniar, Lambaye Arrondissement
• Tumulus of Gallo Peye, Ndangalma
• Tumulus of Peul Lamassas, Ndangalma

References

14°43′12″N 16°36′41″W / 14.72000°N 16.61139°W / 14.72000; -16.61139

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