Rufisque Department

Rufisque Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the four which make up the Dakar Region.

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)

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)