Diourbel
ديوربل
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Town and commune
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  Diourbel Location in Senegal | |
| Coordinates: 14°39′07.7″N 16°14′02.5″W / 14.652139°N 16.234028°W / 14.652139; -16.234028 | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Diourbel Region |
| Department | Diourbel |
| Area | |
| • Town and commune | 31.24 km2 (12.06 sq mi) |
| Population
(2023 census)[1]
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| • 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]
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 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] | |||||||||||||
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