Place du Gouvernement

Place du Gouvernement is a park in Dakar, Senegal. Place du Gouvernement is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Rue Torte, as well as near the police station Poste de police de Gorée.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maritime Museum and Saint Charles Church.

Maritime Museum

Museum

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The Musée de la Mer is a museum located in Gorée, Senegal. The museum contains various documents and photos on marine animals in Senegal with a collection of 6,000 species.

Saint Charles Church

Church

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Saint Charles Church is situated 170 metres southeast of Place du Gouvernement.

The Museum of Black Civilisations is a national museum in Dakar, Senegal, that opened on 6 December 2018. It is directed by Hamady Bocoum, an archaeologist and researcher at Cheikh-Anta-Diop University. Museum of Black Civilisations is situated 4 km west of Place du Gouvernement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gorée and Dakar-Plateau.

Gorée

Suburb

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Île de Gorée is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an 18.2-hectare island located two kilometres at sea from the main harbour of Dakar, famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade.

Dakar-Plateau

Suburb

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Dakar-Plateau is an arrondissement in the Dakar Department, and forms the central district of the city of Dakar. Dakar-Plateau is situated 4 km west of Place du Gouvernement.

Dakar

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

Place du Gouvernement

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

14.66787° or 14° 40′ 4″ north

Longitude

-17.3993° or 17° 23′ 58″ west

Open location code

7C64MJ92+47

OpenStreetMap ID

way 224178098

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rue Torte and Poste de police de Gorée.

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