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M'bour department
Department of Senegal
M'bour department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of three in the Thiès region. Its capital is M'Bour. The department has 8 urban communes; Joal-Fadiouth, Mbour, Nguékhokh, Thiadiaye, Saly Portudal, Ngaparou, Somone and Popenguine.
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M'bour department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of three in the Thiès region. Its capital is M'Bour. The department has 8 urban communes; Joal-Fadiouth, Mbour, Nguékhokh, Thiadiaye, Saly Portudal, Ngaparou, Somone and Popenguine. In 2018, the Senegalese-American musician Akon announced his plan for the construction of Akon City, a planned urban city in the department. After a brief phase of construction in 2023, the plan was abandoned, only resulting in a partially built welcome centre.
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