M'bour Department

M'bour
Department
Location in the Thiès Region
Country	Senegal
Region	Thiès Region
Capital	M'bour
Area
• Total	1,607 km2 (620 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	937,189
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

M'bour Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of three in the Thiès Region. Its capital is M'Bour.^[1]

The department has 8 urban communes; Joal-Fadiouth, Mbour, Nguékhokh, Thiadiaye, Saly Portudal, Ngaparou, Somone and Popenguine. Since 2018, the department will be creating its first planned urban city, named Akon City or in French, Ville d'Akon.