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Dakar (/ d ɑː ˈ k ɑːr, d æ-/ UK also: / ˈ d æ k ɑːr /; [4] French:; Wolof: Ndakaaru) [5] is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023. Dakar is situated on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of ...
Dakar region (French: Région de Dakar) is the smallest and most populated region of Senegal, encompassing the capital city of the country, Dakar, and all its suburbs along the Cap Vert peninsula, Africa's most westerly point.
The location of Senegal An enlargeable map of the Republic of Senegal. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Senegal: . Senegal – sovereign country located south of the Sénégal River in West Africa. [1]
Cities in Senegal Rank City Population Region; 1988 Census 2002 Census 2005 estimate 1: Dakar: 1,375,070: 1,983,093: 1,998,635: Dakar: 2: Touba: 123,751: 419,300: 428,059
Köppen–Geiger climate classification map at 1-km resolution for Senegal (1991–2020) Senegal has three main climatic regions. The southern portion, south of The Gambia, has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with two extremely contrasting seasons from northeast winter winds, including the dry dusty harmattan, [3] and southwest summer ...
Senegal was one of the continent's pioneers in basketball as it established one of Africa's first competitive leagues. [145] In 2016, the NBA announced the launch of an Elite's Academy in Africa, and more precisely in Senegal. [146] The country hosted the Paris–Dakar rally from 1979 until 2007. The Dakar Rally was an off-road endurance ...
(in French) Map of main subdivisions and more detailed maps on subdivisions (in French) Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements, décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002. (in French) Code des collectivités locales, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.
(in French) Map of main subdivisions and more detailed maps on subdivisions (in French) Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002.