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Diourbel

ديوربل
Diourbel ديوربل
Town and commune
	Diourbel Location in Senegal
	Coordinates: 14°39′07.7″N 16°14′02.5″W / 14.652139°N 16.234028°W
Country	Senegal
Region	Diourbel Region
Department	Diourbel
Area
• Town and commune	31.24 km2 (12.06 sq mi)
Population (2023 census)
• Town and commune	157,554
• Density	5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Diourbel (Arabic: ديوربل; Serer: Jurbel, Wolof: Njaaréem) 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.^[1]

Transport

Diourbel lies on the N3 road linking it to Dakar and is also served by a junction station on the Dakar-Niger Railway. Both the railway and the N3 cross the River Sine in the town.

Climate

Climate data for Diourbel (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	34.2 (93.6)	36.2 (97.2)	38.6 (101.5)	39.9 (103.8)	40.3 (104.5)	38.4 (101.1)	35.5 (95.9)	34.0 (93.2)	34.2 (93.6)	37.3 (99.1)	37.8 (100.0)	35.3 (95.5)	36.8 (98.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.3 (59.5)	16.9 (62.4)	17.8 (64.0)	18.4 (65.1)	19.9 (67.8)	22.2 (72.0)	23.2 (73.8)	23.1 (73.6)	22.8 (73.0)	22.4 (72.3)	18.8 (65.8)	16.4 (61.5)	19.8 (67.6)
Record low °C (°F)	5.5 (41.9)	8.2 (46.8)	10.0 (50.0)	10.5 (50.9)	12.0 (53.6)	13.4 (56.1)	16.0 (60.8)	14.1 (57.4)	14.5 (58.1)	15.5 (59.9)	10.0 (50.0)	7.0 (44.6)	5.5 (41.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.2 (0.09)	1.0 (0.04)	0.1 (0.00)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.00)	22.5 (0.89)	98.0 (3.86)	205.1 (8.07)	164.1 (6.46)	31.4 (1.24)	0.7 (0.03)	1.2 (0.05)	526.4 (20.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	6.6	11.8	10	3.1	0.1	0.1	33.7
Source: NOAA^[2]

Twin towns – sister cities

Diourbel is twinned with:^[3]

Avignon, France

Notable people

Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké, the third Mouride caliph, was born in 1914 in Diourbel.^[4]
Seynabou Mbengue (born 1992), Senegalese footballer
Makhtar N'Diaye, former NBA player
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (born 1990), writer and winner of the prestigious prix Goncourt

References

^ ^a ^b Citypopulation.de Population and area of Diourbel Commune
^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Diourbel". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ "Jumelages". avignon.fr (in French). Avignon. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
^ "Serigne Abdul Ahad Mbacke (1968-1989)". Murid Islamic Community in America. Retrieved Nov 5, 2019.

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[pop-1] Citypopulation.de Population and area of Diourbel Commune

[WMONormals-2] "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Diourbel". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[3] "Jumelages". avignon.fr (in French). Avignon. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-01-27.

[4] "Serigne Abdul Ahad Mbacke (1968-1989)". Murid Islamic Community in America. Retrieved Nov 5, 2019.

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Diourbel

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Twin towns – sister cities

Notable people

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