Gandiaye

14°14′36″N 16°16′23″W / 14.24340°N 16.27313°W / 14.24340; -16.27313Country SenegalRegionKaolack RegionDepartmentKaolack DepartmentArea • Town and commune3.924 km² (1.515 sq mi)Population • Town and commune18,239 • Density4,600/km² (12,000/sq mi)

The town and urban commune of Gandiaye in the Department of Kaolack, central Senegal, lies along National Route 1 about 24 kilometers from Kaolack. It had a population of 18,239 (2023 census) consisting of the Serer, Wolof, Fula,^[2] Bambara and Jola) ethnic groups.

The rural towns of Thiomby, le Dya, and Ndiebel are located in the surrounding rural commune of Thiomby.^[3] The economy is mainly agricultural, marketing to highway traffic. Outsiders come to fish in the Saloum River tributaries.

As of 2002^[update] the Mayor of Gandiaye was Dr. El Hadji Gueye. The area is Muslim, Catholic and adherents to Serer religion. The town has a Muslim and a Catholic cemetery.

• Official web-page of Gandiaye (via the Internet Archive)

14°14′N 16°16′W / 14.233°N 16.267°W / 14.233; -16.267