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Region of Senegal

Region in Senegal

Dakar region Région de Dakar (French) Diiwaanu Ndakaaru (Wolof) Region Seal Dakar region highlighted in red inside Senegal Coordinates: 14°45′N 17°20′W / 14.750°N 17.333°W / 14.750; -17.333 Country Senegal Capital Dakar Departments List Dakar department Pikine department Guédiawaye department Rufisque department Government • Regional president Abdoulaye Faye (PDS; since 2002) Area • Total 547 km2 (211 sq mi) Population (2023 census) • Total 4,004,427 • Rank 1st • Density 7,320/km2 (19,000/sq mi) • Rank 1st Time zone UTC+0 (GMT) ISO 3166-2 SN-DK Arrondissements 10[1] Communes 7,[1] plus 2 communautés rurales Communes d'arrondissement 43[1] HDI (2021) 0.607[2] medium · 1st

**Dakar region** ([French](/source/French_language): *Région de Dakar*) is the smallest and most populated [region](/source/Regions_of_Senegal) of [Senegal](/source/Senegal), encompassing the capital city of the country, [Dakar](/source/Dakar), and all its suburbs along the [Cap Vert](/source/Cap_Vert) peninsula, [Africa](/source/Africa)'s most westerly point.

## Administration

The Dakar region is divided into five départements (administrative structures without political power, unlike the French départements). The départements had the following areas and populations at the Census of 2023:

Département Area (km2) Population census 2023[3] Dakar 80 1,278,469 Guédiawaye 13 372,708 Keur Massar 46 770,314 Pikine 42 764,597 Rufisque 356 818,337 Total Région de Dakar 547 4,004,427

[Keur Massar department](/source/Keur_Massar_department) was formed in May 2021.[4]

### Dakar department

[Dakar department](/source/Dakar_department) is also a [commune](/source/Commune_(subnational_entity)) (city). This is a situation comparable to [Paris](/source/Paris) which is both a department and a *commune*. The department/commune of Dakar is further divided into:

- 4 arrondissements, which are administrative structures without much power. The arrondissements are further divided into: - 19 *communes d'arrondissement* (i.e. "communes of arrondissement"). The *communes d'arrondissement* have a lot of power, unlike the [arrondissements of Paris](/source/Arrondissements_of_Paris), and are more comparable to the [London boroughs](/source/London_borough).

### Guédiawaye department

[Guédiawaye department](/source/Gu%C3%A9diawaye_department) is also a commune (city). This department has only one arrondissement, so that Guédiawaye is both a department and an arrondissement. The department /arrondissement/commune of Guédiawaye is further divided into:

- 5 *communes d'arrondissement*

### Pikine department

[Pikine department](/source/Pikine_department) is also a commune (city). The department /commune of Pikine is further divided into:

- 3 arrondissements, which are further divided into: - 16 *communes d'arrondissement*

### Rufisque department

[Rufisque department](/source/Rufisque_department) is made up of two arrondissements and six urban communes:

- [Rufisque](/source/Rufisque) arrondissement, which is also a commune (city). The arrondissement/commune of Rufisque is divided into 3 *communes d'arrondissement*: - Rufisque Centre (Nord) - Rufisque Est - Rufisque Ouest

- [Bambylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bambylor_(arrondissement)&action=edit&redlink=1) arrondissement, which, administratively speaking, is the only rural part of the Dakar region. The Bambylor arrondissement is divided into 3 *communautés rurales* (i.e. "rural communities"): - Yène - Bambylor - Tivaouane Peulh-Niaga

- The six communes of [Bargny](/source/Bargny%2C_Senegal), [Sébikotane](/source/S%C3%A9bikotane), [Diamniadio](/source/Diamniadio), [Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul Rap](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul_Rap&action=edit&redlink=1), [Sangalkam](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sangalkam&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Sendou](/source/Sendou)

## Demographics

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1871 1,600 — 1891 8,737 +8.86% 1904 18,447 +5.92% 1918 25,468 +2.33% 1921 32,440 +8.40% 1926 33,679 +0.75% 1961 374,700 +7.13% 1969 581,000 +5.64% 1990 1,405,000 +4.29% 1995 1,688,000 +3.74% 2000 2,029,000 +3.75% 2005 2,434,000 +3.71% 2013 3,137,196 +3.22% 2023 3,896,564 +2.19%

## Table of administrative sub-divisions

Administrative divisions of the Dakar region Département Commune Arrondissement Commune d'arrondissement Communauté rurale Department / county / state City Borough Neighborhood Rural borough Dakar Dakar Almadies Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur Ngor Ouakam Yoff Dakar Plateau Fann-Point E-Amitié Gorée Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane Médina Plateau Grand Dakar Biscuiterie Dieuppeul-Derklé Grand Dakar Hann-Bel Air HLM Sicap-Liberté Parcelles Assainies Cambérène Grand Yoff Parcelles Assainies Patte d'Oie Guédiawaye Guédiawaye Guédiawaye Golf Sud Médina Gounass Ndiarème Limoulaye Sam Notaire Wakhinane Nimzatt Pikine Pikine Dagoudane Dalifort Djidah-Thiaroye Kaw Guinaw Rail Nord Guinaw Rail Sud Pikine Est Pikine Nord Pikine Ouest Niayes Keur Massar Malika [fr] Yeumbeul Nord Yeumbeul Sud Thiaroye Diamaguène Sicap Mbao Mbao Thiaroye Gare Thiaroye Sur Mer Tivaouane Diaksao Rufisque Rufisque Rufisque Rufisque Est Rufisque Nord Rufisque Ouest Sangalkam Bargny Diamnadio Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul Rap Sangalkam Sébikotane Sendou - Bambylor Bambylor Yène Tivaouane Peulh-Niaga

Within the Dakar region, the politically significant units (i.e. those who have elected officials and wield a significant power) are: the 7 communes, the 2 *communautés rurales*, and the 43 *communes d'arrondissement*.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Dec2005_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Dec2005_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Dec2005_1-2) As of December 2005

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_2-0)** ["Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab"](https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/). *hdi.globaldatalab.org*. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Dakar (Region, Senegal) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location"](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/senegal/admin/SN01__dakar/). *www.citypopulation.de*. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Ndarinfo. ["La création du département de Keur Massar officialisée"](https://www.ndarinfo.com/La-creation-du-departement-de-Keur-Massar-officialisee_a31564.html). *NDARINFO.COM | Les News du Sénégal et de l'Afrique* (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-02.

## External links

- (in French)[Regional Council of Dakar official website](http://www.homeviewsenegal.sn/Cr-dakar/index2.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20050311210312/http://www.homeviewsenegal.sn/Cr-dakar/index2.htm) 2005-03-11 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- (in French)[*Collectivités locales de Dakar* from Republic of Senegal Government site, *l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE)*.](http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/infos.php?id_esp=1&id_info=6&type=info&collect=dakar) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120208073111/http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/infos.php?id_esp=1&id_info=6&type=info&collect=dakar) 2012-02-08 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- (in French)[Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements](http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/decret-territoire.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130512194734/http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/decret-territoire.pdf) 2013-05-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002.

- (in French)[Code des collectivités locales](http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/code-collec-locales-sen.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110511042009/http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/code-collec-locales-sen.pdf) 2011-05-11 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.

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