Dakar region

Dakar
Capital	Dakar
Residents	3,137,196  (as of 2013)
surface	550 km²
Population density	5,704 inhabitants per km²
Geographical location	14 ° 47 ′  N , 17 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 14 ° 47 ′  N , 17 ° 19 ′  W
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Map of the Dakar region

Dakar is a region in the west of Senegal , it is located on the Cap-Vert peninsula and is therefore the westernmost point of continental Africa . The capital of the region is the city of the same name, Dakar , which is also the capital of Senegal. The Dakar region with 550 km² is the smallest and with over three million inhabitants at the same time the most populous region in Senegal and is considered the metropolitan region of the country due to its high degree of urbanization .

The Dakar region is divided into four departments: Dakar , Guédiawaye , Pikine and Rufisque , with the first three departments each consisting of just one major city: Ville de Dakar, Ville de Guédiawaye and Ville de Pikine . In the Rufisque department, too, around three quarters of the inhabitants live in urban areas, almost half in the city of Ville de Rufisque alone .

population

The last population censuses showed the following population figures for the region:

year	Residents
1976	892.127
1988	1,488,941
2002	2,167,793
2013	3,137,196

The projection for mid-2017 was estimated at 3,529,300 inhabitants. Based on the 2013 census, a population of 4,356,697 inhabitants was projected for 2025.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Dakar: Situation economique et sociale regional 2014 page 3 de PDF file 0.29 MB: Level et évolution de la population
2. ↑ Senegal: The population of the regions of Senegal
3. ↑ ANSD: PROJECTION DE LA POPULATION DE LA REGION DE DAKAR - 2024-2025

Web links

• Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Demographie de Dakar: Situation economique et sociale regional 2013 PDF file 1.44 MB
• Découpage administratif de la région de Dakar Administrative division of the Dakar region
• Dakar region at Geonames