Thies

Thiès department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of the three located in the . There are 4 urban communes in the department: , , and . The rural districts comprise:…
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  • Type: department of Senegal with 880,000 residents
  • Description: department of Senegal
  • Also known as: “Thies Department”, “Thiès department”, and “Thiès Department”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thies.

Thiès is the third largest city in with a population of 391,253 in 2023.

Thies

Latitude
14.73° or 14° 43′ 48″ north
Longitude
-16.8697° or 16° 52′ 11″ west
Population
880,000
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
7C65P4JJ+24
Geo­Names ID
2244804
Wiki­data ID
Q2087146
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Thies” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة ثيس”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ties departamenti”
  • Cebuano: “Thiès”
  • Chinese: “捷斯省”
  • Dutch: “Thiès Department”
  • French: “département de Thiès”
  • French: “Département de Thiès”
  • Galician: “Departamento de Thiès”
  • German: “Département Thiès”
  • German: “Thiès”
  • Italian: “dipartimento di Thiès”
  • Italian: “Dipartimento di Thiès”
  • Japanese: “ティエス県”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thiès Koān”
  • Persian: “بخش تی‌یس”
  • Persian: “تیز”
  • Portuguese: “Thiès”
  • Slovenian: “departma Thiès”
  • Spanish: “Departamento de Thiès”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Keur Matoure and Keur Yelnak.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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