Thiès region

Thiès is a region of western . The capital is also called .
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  • Type: region of Senegal with 2,470,000 residents
  • Description: region of Senegal
  • Also known as: Region de Thies”, “Région de Thiès”, “Thies”, “Thies Region”, and “Thiès Region

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thies.

Thiès is the third largest city in with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies 72 km east of on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to , and . It is the capital of Thiès Region and is a major industrial city.

Thiès region

Latitude
14.8667° or 14° 52′ north
Longitude
-16.8667° or 16° 52′ west
Population
2,470,000
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Open location code
7C65V48M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2244800
Wiki­data ID
Q847682
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Thiès region” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ثيس
  • Azerbaijani: Ties vilayəti
  • Basque: Thiès eskualdea
  • Basque: Thiès
  • Basque: Thièsko eskualdea
  • Belarusian: вобласць Ціес
  • Belarusian: Ціес, вобласць
  • Belarusian: Ціес
  • Bengali: থিস
  • Bulgarian: Тиес
  • Catalan: Thiès
  • Cebuano: Région de Thiès
  • Chinese: Thiès Chiu
  • Chinese: 捷斯区
  • Chinese: 捷斯區
  • Danish: Thiès
  • Dutch: Thiès
  • Esperanto: Regiono de Thiès
  • Esperanto: Regiono Thiès
  • Esperanto: Thiès (regiono)
  • Esperanto: Thiès
  • Finnish: Thièsin alue
  • French: Région de Thiès
  • French: Thies
  • French: Thiès
  • Galician: Rexión de Thiès
  • German: Region Thiès
  • German: SN-TH
  • German: Thiès
  • Greek: Τιες
  • Gujarati: થિઝ
  • Hindi: थीस
  • Indonesian: Region Thiès
  • Italian: Regione di Thies
  • Italian: Regione di Thiès
  • Italian: Thiès
  • Japanese: ティエス州
  • Kannada: ಥೀಸ್
  • Korean: 티에스주
  • Latvian: Tjesas reģions
  • Lithuanian: Tieso regionas
  • Malay: Thies
  • Marathi: थीस
  • Min Nan Chinese: Thiès Chiu
  • N'Ko: ߗߍߛ ߕߌ߲߬ߞߎߘߎ߲
  • Northern Frisian: Thiès
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Thiès
  • Norwegian: Thiès
  • Persian: منطقه تی‌یس
  • Polish: Thies
  • Polish: Thiès
  • Portuguese: Cap Vert-Thies
  • Portuguese: Região de Thiès
  • Portuguese: Thiès
  • Romanian: Regiunea Thies
  • Romanian: Regiunea Thiès
  • Russian: Тиес
  • Scots: Thiès Region
  • Sinhala: තායිස්
  • Slovenian: regija Thiès
  • Slovenian: SN-TH
  • Spanish: Region de Thies
  • Spanish: Region de Thiès
  • Spanish: Región de Thies
  • Spanish: Región de Thiès
  • Spanish: Thies
  • Spanish: Thiès
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Thies
  • Swedish: Thiès
  • Tamil: திஸ்
  • Telugu: థీస్
  • Thai: ทีส
  • Turkish: Thiès
  • Ukrainian: Регіон Тієс
  • Ukrainian: Тієс
  • Urdu: تھیس ریجن
  • Urdu: تھیس علاقہ
  • Vietnamese: Thiès
  • Wolof: Diiwaanu Cees
  • Wolof: Diwaanu Cees
  • Wu Chinese: 捷斯区

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hospital St Jean De Dieu and Thiès Regional Hospital.

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