Rufisque

Rufisque is a city in the region of western , at the base of the Peninsula 25 kilometres east of , the capital. It has a population of 295,459.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kounoune power station.

Power station
The is an oil-fired power station in . It is the first infrastructure project in Senegal carried out by private investors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bargny.

Town
is a settlement and urban commune in . It is located in a somewhat sheltered bay about 15 km to the east of the capital, .

Rufisque

Latitude
14.7164° or 14° 42′ 59″ north
Longitude
-17.2738° or 17° 16′ 26″ west
Population
295,000
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
7C64PP8G+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 281170836
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2246512
Wiki­data ID
Q1019424
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wolof—“Rufisque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “روفسك”
  • Asturian: “Rufisque”
  • Basque: “Rufisque”
  • Belarusian: “Руфікс”
  • Bengali: “রোফিস্ক”
  • Catalan: “Rufisque”
  • Cebuano: “Rufisque”
  • Chinese: “吕菲斯克”
  • Chinese: “呂菲斯克”
  • Chinese: “盧夫斯奎”
  • Danish: “Rufisque”
  • Dutch: “Rufisque”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “روفسك”
  • Esperanto: “Rufisko”
  • Finnish: “Rufisque”
  • French: “Rufisque”
  • Galician: “Rufisque”
  • Georgian: “რიუფისკი”
  • German: “Rufisque”
  • Greek: “Ρουφίσκ”
  • Gujarati: “રુફિસક્યુ”
  • Hebrew: “רופיסקה”
  • Hindi: “रुफ़िस्क”
  • Hindi: “रुफीस्क”
  • Hungarian: “Rufisque”
  • Indonesian: “Rufisque”
  • Irish: “Rufisque”
  • Italian: “Rufisque”
  • Japanese: “リュフィスク”
  • Kannada: “ರುಫಿಸ್ಕ್”
  • Korean: “뤼피스크”
  • Latvian: “Riufiska”
  • Lithuanian: “Riufiskas”
  • Macedonian: “Рифиск”
  • Malay: “Rufisque”
  • Maltese: “Rufisque”
  • Marathi: “रुफिसक्यू”
  • Moksha: “Рюфиск”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rufisque”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rufisque”
  • Norwegian: “Rufisque”
  • Persian: “روفسیک”
  • Polish: “Rufisque”
  • Portuguese: “Rufisque”
  • Russian: “Рюфиск”
  • Shona: “Rufisque”
  • Sinhala: “රුෆිස්ක්”
  • Slovenian: “Rufisque”
  • Spanish: “Rufisque”
  • Spanish: “Tengeej”
  • Spanish: “Tengéej”
  • Spanish: “Tëngeej”
  • Spanish: “Tëngéej”
  • Swahili: “Rufisque”
  • Swedish: “Rufisque”
  • Tamil: “ருபிஸ்க்யு”
  • Telugu: “రూఫిస్క్”
  • Thai: “รูฟิสคิว”
  • Turkish: “Rufisque”
  • Turkish: “Senegal’de yerleşim birimi”
  • Ukrainian: “Рюфіск”
  • Urdu: “روفیسقوی”
  • Urdu: “روفیسک”
  • Venetian: “Rufisque”
  • Vietnamese: “Rufisque”
  • Wolof: “Tëngéej”
  • “Rufisque”
  • “Ville de Rufisque”

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