Diembéring

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.

Diembéring Diembering, Diembéreng, Djiwat, Guimbering, Diébéring, Diebering, Djembering
City
Fromager (Kapok) tree near the village of Diembéring
Diembéring Location in Senegal
Coordinates: 12°28′8″N 16°46′50″W
Country	Senegal
Region	Ziguinchor
Department	Oussouye
Arrondissement	Cabrousse

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 district (communauté rurale) of the same name. Within the district are the other villages of :

• Boucotte Diola
• Boucotte Wolof
• Bouyouye
• Cachouane
• Cap Skirring
• Ehidje
• Gnikine
• Kabrousse
• Karabane
• Ourong
• Sifoca
• Wendaye

Geography

The nearest localities are Koudioundou, Nikine, Bouyouye, Cachouane, Boucotte Wolof, and Mossor.

Physical geography

Diembéring was built on sand dunes, among palm trees and large Kapok trees (known locally as Fromager 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.

External links

• Maps, weather and airports for Diembéring