Mbacke

Mbacké department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, and one of the three constituting the . The capital of the department is the only commune, . The rural districts are:…
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  • Type: department of Senegal with 1,360,000 residents
  • Description: department in Diourbel Region, Senegal
  • Also known as: Mbacke Department”, “Mbacké department”, and “Mbacké Department

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Mosque of Touba.

Hospital
The is a in , . It was founded by Ahmad Bamba in 1887 and completed in 1963. Bamba died in 1927 and was interred inside the mosque. is situated 6 km north of Mbacke.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Touba.

is a city in central , part of Diourbel Region and district. With a population of 1,120,824 in 2023, it is the second most populated Senegalese city after .

Mbacke

Latitude
14.8083° or 14° 48′ 30″ north
Longitude
-15.8645° or 15° 51′ 52″ west
Population
1,360,000
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
7C66R45P+85
Geo­Names ID
2248699
Wiki­data ID
Q2068182
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Spanish—“Mbacke” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Мбаке
  • Catalan: Mbacké
  • Cebuano: Mbaké (departamento)
  • Cebuano: Mbaké
  • Chinese: Mbacké Koān
  • Chinese: 姆巴凯省
  • Danish: Mbacké Department
  • Dutch: Mbacké Department
  • Finnish: Mbackén departementti
  • French: département de Mbacké
  • French: Département de Mbacké
  • French: M’Backé
  • French: Mbacké
  • Fulah: Mbacke Department
  • Galician: Departamento de Mbacké
  • German: Département Mbacké
  • German: Mbacké
  • Greek: Νομός του Μπακέ
  • Italian: dipartimento di Mbacké
  • Italian: Dipartimento di Mbacké
  • Japanese: ンバケ県
  • Min Nan Chinese: Mbacké Koān
  • Persian: مباکه
  • Portuguese: Mbacke
  • Russian: Мбаке (департамент)
  • Russian: Мбаке
  • Spanish: Departamento de Mbacke
  • Spanish: Departamento de Mbacké

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Great Mosque of Touba and Matlhaboul Fawzini Hospital.

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