Mbissel

Mbissel is a village of the west of the Senegal.

History

Mbissel is the first village where were established, at the 14th century the Guelwaars, an aristocracy mandingue.

It was the first capital of the Royaume of Sine.

In the locality, a site was classified by the Historic buildings. It is about the tomb of Meïssa Waly Dione, founder of the Royaume of Sine, that which Léopold Sédar Senghor designates like the “elephant of Mbissel” in a famous poem: “Elephant of Mbissel, by your ears absent with the eyes, Understand my Ancestors my prayer pious” .

Administration

Mbissel belongs to the rural community of Fimela, located in the Département of Fatick (Région of Fatick).

Geography

Geological physics

Population

According to the PEPAM (Programme of drinking water and cleansing of the Millenium), Mbissel counts 600 people and 68 households.

Economic activities

Twinnings and partnerships

Personalities born in Mbissel

Meissa Waly Dione

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