The town lies on the N3 road connecting it to Dakar and Touba to the west and Ouro Sogui and Mauretania to the east.

The train station is now in ruins and the tracks are non-existent as they have been ripped up and used by locals as part of fences.

The town has roughly 15,000 inhabitants, and is served by a weekly market that takes place on Fridays.

There is a post office, a bank, a small daily vegetable market, a bar, a sometimes running internet cafe, and several stores.

There is also a 'Gare Routiere', a public transit hub connecting the town to other cities in the east: Louga, Dahra, Touba, and Dakar.