Dakar Department

Dakar department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the . The department of Dakar is one of the four departments of the , which is one of the 14 regions of Senegal.
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  • Type: department of Senegal with 1,280,000 residents
  • Description: department of Senegal
  • Also known as: “Dakar” and “Dakar department”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leopold Sédar Senghor Stadium and Aéroport International Léopold Sédar Senghor.

Stadium
Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium, formerly the Stade de l'Amitie, is a multi-purpose stadium in , .It is currently used mostly for football matches.

Aerodrome
Photo: Popo le Chien, Public domain.
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international freight and former passenger serving , the capital of . The airport is situated near the town of , a northern suburb of Dakar.

Monument
Photo: Richard N Horne, CC BY 4.0.
The is a 50-metre tall bronze statue located on top of one of the twin hills known as Collines des Mamelles, outside , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dakar and Parcelles Assainies.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital and largest city of and is often regarded as the cultural and commercial center of French-speaking West Africa. is often the first stop in exploring French-speaking West Africa because it has good flight connections with Western Europe.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , . As of 2013 it had a population of 159,498. is situated 5 km north of Dakar Department.

Neighborhood
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is an arrondissement of the Dakar Department in the Dakar Region of . Almadies is considered the most upmarket residential neighbourhood in Central & Western Africa and it holds the residences of numerous foreign Ambassadors and expatriates. is situated 7 km northwest of Dakar Department.

Dakar Department

Latitude
14.714° or 14° 42′ 51″ north
Longitude
-17.4553° or 17° 27′ 19″ west
Population
1,280,000
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
7C64PG7V+JV
Geo­Names ID
7732977
Wiki­data ID
Q2066372
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Satellite Map

Discover Dakar Department from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wolof—“Dakar Department” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة داكار”
  • Armenian: “Դաքար”
  • Belarusian: “Дакар, дэпартамент”
  • Belarusian: “Дакар”
  • Belarusian: “дэпартамент Дакар”
  • Catalan: “Departament de Dakar”
  • Cebuano: “Dakar Department”
  • Chinese: “Dakar Koān”
  • Chinese: “达喀尔省”
  • Chinese: “達喀爾省”
  • Dutch: “Departement Dakar”
  • French: “Dakar”
  • French: “département de Dakar”
  • French: “Département de Dakar”
  • Galician: “Departamento de Dakar”
  • German: “Departement Dakar”
  • Greek: “Νομός του Ντακάρ”
  • Italian: “dipartimento di Dakar”
  • Italian: “Dipartimento di Dakar”
  • Japanese: “ダカール県”
  • Korean: “다카르현”
  • Latvian: “Dakaras reģions”
  • Maltese: “Dipartiment ta‘ Dakar”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Dakar Koān”
  • Persian: “بخش داکار”
  • Portuguese: “Dacar”
  • Portuguese: “Dakar”
  • Russian: “Дакар”
  • Russian: “департамент Дакар”
  • Slovenian: “Département de Dakar”
  • Slovenian: “Departma Dakar”
  • Spanish: “Departamento de Dakar”
  • Ukrainian: “Дакар”
  • Wolof: “Tunduw Ndakaaru”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Niari Tali and S.I.C.A.P. Liberté Deux.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stade Demba Diop and Centre De Santé Gaspard Kamara.

Senegal: Must-Visit Destinations

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