Kayar (Senegal)
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 55 ′ N , 17 ° 7 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Senegal | ||
| Thiès | |||
| Department | Thiès | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | SN-TH | ||
| height | 8 m | ||
| Residents | 23,585 (2013) | ||
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| mayor | Masseck Gueye | ||
 Beach with fishing boats in Kayar
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Kayar is a coastal town in the department of Thiès in Thiès Region , located in the central west of Senegal on the Atlantic coast Grande Côte .
Geographical location
Kayar is the only town on the stretch of coast between the Cap-Vert peninsula and the Senegal estuary near Saint-Louis . It lies on the border of the Dakar metropolitan area and is about 60 kilometers from Dakar . Kayar is the only coastal town in the otherwise inland Thiès department.
population
The last censuses showed the following population figures for the city:
| year | Residents |
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| 1988 | ... |
| 2002 | 16,257 |
| 2013 | 23,585 |
Twin cities
Kayar has had a partnership with Lorient in France since 2006 .