Rufisque Department
Rufisque department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal and one of the four which make up the Dakar region. There are six urban communes within the department: Bargny, Sébikotane, Diamniadio, Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul Rap, Sangalkam and Sendou.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: department of Senegal with 822,000 residents
- Description: department of Senegal
- Also known as: “Rufisque” and “Rufisque department”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Diamniadio Olympic Stadium and Dakar Arena.
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium
Stadium
The Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, officially known as the Stade Abdoulaye Wade, is a multi-purpose stadium. It can host association football, rugby and athletics in Diamniadio, Dakar, Senegal.
Dakar Arena
Sports venue
Photo: Isabelle Lemelin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dakar Arena is an indoor sports arena located in Diamniadio, Senegal. Built between 2016 and 2018, it is primarily used for basketball games, and it is the home arena of the Senegal national basketball team and the Senegal women's national basketball team.
Sendou power station
Power station
The Sendou power station is a coal-fired power station in Senegal. The power plant, located near Bargny, is currently in operation and will be transformed to a natural gas-fired power station in the near future. Sendou power station is situated 7 km south of Rufisque Department.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bargny and Diamniadio.
Bargny
Town
Bargny is a settlement and urban commune in Senegal. It is located in a somewhat sheltered bay about 15 km to the east of the capital, Dakar. Bargny is situated 6 km southwest of Rufisque Department.
Sébikotane
Town
Sébikhotane is a town and urban commune in the Dakar Region of western Senegal. It is located in the Rufisque Department. The population in 2023 was 42,839. Sébikotane is situated 6 km east of Rufisque Department.
Rufisque Department
- Location: Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Rufisque Department” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rufisque Department”
- Chinese: “Rufisque Koān”
- Chinese: “呂菲斯克省”
- Dutch: “Rufisque”
- French: “Département de Rufisque”
- French: “Rufisque”
- Galician: “Departamento de Rufisque”
- German: “Département Rufisque”
- German: “Rufisque”
- Italian: “dipartimento di Rufisque”
- Italian: “Dipartimento di Rufisque”
- Japanese: “リュフィスク県”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Rufisque Koān”
- Persian: “روفیسک”
- Portuguese: “Rufisque”
- Russian: “Рюфиск”
- Spanish: “Departamento de Rufisque”
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