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==Administration== |
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Diembéring is the capital of the rural community of the same name. |
Diembéring is the capital of the rural community of the same name. |
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Diembéring is the capital of the rural district (communauté rurale) of the same name. Within the district are the other villages of : |
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*[[Boucott-Diembéring|Boucotte Wolof]] |
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*Bouyouye |
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*[[Cachouane]] |
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*[[Cap Skirring]] |
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*Ehidje |
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==Geography== |
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===Physical geography=== |
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Diembéring was built on sand dunes, among [[Arecaceae|palm trees]] and large [[Kapok tree |
Diembéring was built on sand dunes, among [[Arecaceae|palm trees]] and large [[Kapok tree]]s. |
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Revision as of 12:33, 18 November 2016
Diembéring
Diembering, Diembéreng, Djiwat, Guimbering, Diébéring, Diebering, Djembering | |
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 Fromager (Kapok) tree near the village of Diembéring | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Ziguinchor |
| Department | Oussouye |
| Arrondissement | Cabrousse |
Diembéring (also called Diembering, Diembéreng, Djiwat, Guimbering, Diébéring, Diebering, or Djembering) is a village in Senegal in the rural community of the same name. It is located in Cabrousse, Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Casamance, approximately 10 km north of Cap Skirring and 60 km from Ziguinchor.
History
Initially, Diembéring was a fishing village. It is still so today, however tourism has opened up other possibilities.
Administration
Diembéring is the capital of the rural community of the same name. Diembéring is the capital of the rural district (communauté rurale) of the same name. Within the district are the other villages of :
Geography
The nearest localities are Koudioundou, Nikine, Bouyouye, Cachouane, Boucotte Ouolof, and Mossor.
Physical geography
Diembéring was built on sand dunes, among palm trees and large Kapok trees.
Population
Diembéring is one of the few places where people speak Kuwaataay, a dialect of Jola.
Economy
The beaches of this coastal village are popular with tourists. There is a mosque in the area, as well as a church where a Jola mass is sung each Sunday. A maternity hospital is run by Spanish nuns.
See also
Bibliography
- Stephen Payne (1992). "Une grammaire pratique avec phonologie et dictionnaire de kwatay (parler du village de Diémbéring, Basse Casamance, Sénégal)". Cahiers de Recherche Linguistique (in French). Dakar: Société internationale de linguistique (SIL): 134.
- Louis-Vincent Thomas (October 1967). "Veillée Djiwat". Notes africaines (in French) (116): 105–109.
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