Pire Goureye

Pire Goureye
Pire Goureye
Town and commune
	Pire Goureye Location in Senegal
	Coordinates: 15°00′27″N 16°44′24″W / 15.00745°N 16.74°W
Country	Senegal
Region	Thies Region
Department	Tivaouane
Arrondissement	Pambal
Area
• Town and commune	172.3 km2 (66.5 sq mi)
Population (2023 census)
• Town and commune	32,685
• Density	189.7/km2 (491.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Pire Goureye is a town and commune located in the Thies Region of Senegal.

History

Pire has been an important Islamic center since at least the mid-17th century. An Islamic university was founded there in the late 1600s by Hammat Fall under the patronage of Damel Lat Sukaabe Fall of Cayor.

Notable People who Studied in Pire

Abdul Kader, founder of the Imamate of Futa Toro
Sulayman Bal
Malick Sy

References

1 2 Citypopulation.de Communes and Rural Communities
↑ Boulegue, Jean (2013). Les royaumes wolof dans l'espace sénégambien (XIIIe-XVIIIe siècle) (in French). Paris: Karthala Editions. p. 282-4.

15°00′27″N 16°44′24″W / 15.00745°N 16.74°W / 15.00745; -16.74

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[pop-1] 1 2 Citypopulation.de Communes and Rural Communities

[2] Boulegue, Jean (2013). Les royaumes wolof dans l'espace sénégambien (XIIIe-XVIIIe siècle) (in French). Paris: Karthala Editions. p. 282-4.

Pire Goureye
Town and commune
Pire Goureye Location in Senegal
Coordinates: 15°00′27″N 16°44′24″W / 15.00745°N 16.74°W / 15.00745; -16.74
Country	Senegal
Region	Thies Region
Department	Tivaouane
Arrondissement	Pambal
Area
• Town and commune	172.3 km² (66.5 sq mi)
Population (2023 census)
• Town and commune	32,685
• Density	189.7/km² (491.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)