Diass

Ndiass Diass
Rural community
Ndiass
Coordinates: 14°38′21″N 17°5′16″W / 14.63917°N 17.08778°W / 14.63917; -17.08778Coordinates: 14°38′21″N 17°5′16″W / 14.63917°N 17.08778°W / 14.63917; -17.08778
Country	Senegal
Region	Thies Region
Department	M'bour Department
Arrondissement	Pout Arrondissement
Population (2003)
• Total	4,794
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Ndiass (or Diass) is a village and rural community in the M'bour Department in the Thies Region of Senegal. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Dakar. According to PEPAM (Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire), Diass has a population of 4794. Blaise Diagne International Airport is being built here.

The main settlements are Diass, Ndeing, Ngam, Sakirack, Khoubite,Sahé and Escale.

Diass is home to many baobab. The Popenguine Nature Reserve and Bandia Reserve are close and share the same ecosystem.

The main language is Saafi but also Wolof.

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