Diembéring

Diembéring Diembering, Diembéreng, Djiwat, Guimbering, Diébéring, Diebering, Djembering
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Diembéring Location in Senegal
Coordinates: 12°28′8″N 16°46′50″W / 12.46889°N 16.78056°W / 12.46889; -16.78056Coordinates: 12°28′8″N 16°46′50″W / 12.46889°N 16.78056°W / 12.46889; -16.78056
Country	Senegal
Region	Ziguinchor
Department	Oussouye

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.

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.

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

• (French) Stephen Payne (1992). "Une grammaire pratique avec phonologie et dictionnaire de kwatay (parler du village de Diémbéring, Basse Casamance, Sénégal)". Cahiers de Recherche Linguistique (Dakar: Société internationale de linguistique (SIL)): 134. 
• (French) Louis-Vincent Thomas (October 1967). "Veillée Djiwat". Notes africaines (116): 105–109. 

External links

• (English) Maps, weather and airports for Diembéring