Rufisque department

Rufisque
Department
Location in the Dakar Region
Country	Senegal
Region	Dakar Region
Capital	Rufisque
Area
• Total	372 km2 (144 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	822,105
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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. The rest of the department is divided into two arrondissements.

• Rufisque Arrondissement is subdivided into three communes de arrondissement: Rufisque Est, Rufisque Nord and Rufisque Ouest.
• Bambylor Arrondissement is subdivided into 3 rural districts (communautés rurales);
  • Yéne
  • Bambylor
  • Tivaouane Peulh-Niaga

Historic sites

The Rose Lake

• The historic centre or Old Rufisque, lying between the East Canal, the West Canal, the railway line and the seafront.
• National printworks
• Former William Ponty school at Sébikotane
• Ancient dunes at Kounoune, Neolithic site
• Lake Retba, The Rose Lake or Pink Lake (coloured pink by algae)