Mbacké

Also known as Mbacke

Mbacké (Mbàkke in Wolof) is a city and urban commune in central Senegal, located east of Dakar. It is the capital of an administrative department in the Diourbel region. Along with the nearby city of Touba, Mbacké forms an urban conurbation whose population currently stands at 1,222,275, making it Senegal's second largest agglomeration. It is connected to Dakar and Touba by the N3 road.

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Place details

Locality: Mbacké
Region: Diourbel Region
Country: Sénégal
Population: 101,451
Timezone: Africa/Dakar

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Mbacké
Settlement.settlement_type: City and commune
Settlement.total_type: City and commune
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Senegal
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Diourbel
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mbacké
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Abdou Mbacke Ndao
Settlement.unit_pref: metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 18.37
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023 census
Settlement.population_total: 101451
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.elevation_m: 47

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Elevation: 47

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==History== Mbacké, also known as Mbacké-Baol, was founded in the sparsely populated wilderness of Eastern Baol in 1796 by Mame Maram Muhammad al-Khayri (d. 1802), great-grandfather of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké. Mame Maram was a reputed Muslim jurisconsult. He received the land grant to establish Mbacké from the king of Baol, Amari Ngoné Ndella Fall, who was also king of neighboring Cayor.