Diourbel

Demographic figures from ANSD Senegal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Diourbel is a town and urban commune in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local groundnut industry and is the capital of the Diourbel Region. The population in 2023 was 157,554.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Serigne Saliou Mbacké

Senegalese sufi leader

Cheikh Anta Diop

Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)

A

Aminata Tall

Senegalese politician

A

Awa Thiongane

Senegalese engineer

J

Jacques Baudin

Senegalese politician (1939–2018)

Kalidou Kassé

Senegalese painter

M

Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof

medieval King of Laah, now in Senegal

P

Pape Fall

Senegalese association football player

Théodore Diouf

Senegalese painter

Ousmane Mané

Senegalese footballer

V

Vieux Sané

footballer

S

Sëriñ Muusaa KA

Senegalese poet

N

Nabil Ali Haïdar

Senegalese writer

O

Ousmane Camara

Senegalese jurist

P

Pap' Amadou Ngom

Mamadou Ndiaye

Senegalese boxer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Senegal

• Koki
  29.7 mi away
• Thiandene
  34.4 mi away
• Touba Mérina
  44 mi away
• La Somone
  57.9 mi away · pop. 3,702
• Keur Ballese
  75.2 mi away
• Ngadji Sar
  84.7 mi away
• Ndiawdoun
  98.3 mi away
• Kansola
  115.8 mi away
• Madina Ndiathbé
  179.3 mi away
• Diorbivol
  196 mi away
• Bouroudji
  266.3 mi away
• Khossanto
  304.4 mi away

Browse all places in Senegal →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Diourbel

The 2005 Economic and Product Market Databook for Diourbel, Senegal

2005

The 2006 Economic and Product Market Databook for Diourbel, Senegal

Philip M. Parker · 2006

Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba

Alain Juillet · 2008

CRISE AU PROJET AGRO-FORESTIER DE DIOURBEL (SENEGAL) - Mon combat contre l'arbitraire

Moumar Gueye · 2003

Élaboration du IVe plan de développement économique et social, 1973-1977

Diourbel, Senegal (Region). Commission régionale de planification. · 1972

Histopathologie des foies amarils prélevés post-mortem et par ponction biopsie hépatique au cours de l'épidémie de Diourbel (Sénégal), novembre-décembre 1965

R. Camain · 1967

Histopathologie des foies amarils prélevés post-mortem

R Camain · 1967

Région de Diourbel

Abdourahmane Barry · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

African baobab

Adansonia digitata

Seen 2026-02-01

Neem

Azadirachta indica

Seen 2024-11-20

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Seen 2024-11-06

Ana tree

Faidherbia albida

Seen 2024-11-06

simple-thorned greenthorn

Balanites aegyptiaca

Seen 2024-11-06

Coffee Senna

Senna occidentalis

Seen 2024-10-31

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Seen 2024-03-21

Purple Roller

Coracias naevius

Seen 2024-01-19

Abyssinian Roller

Coracias abyssinicus

Seen 2023-02-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).