Dakar Region Région de Dakar | |
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![]() Location of Dakar in Senegal | |
![]() Dakar région, dividit intae 4 départements | |
Coordinates: 14°45′N 17°20′W / 14.750°N 17.333°W | |
Kintra | Senegal |
Caipital | Dakar |
Départements | Leet
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Govrenment | |
• Regional preses | Abdoulaye Faye (PDS; syne 2002) |
Area | |
• Total | 547 km2 (211 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2005)[1] | |
• Total | 2,452,656 |
• Rank | 1st |
• Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 1st |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Arrondissements | 10[2] |
Communes | 7,[2] plus 2 communautés rurales |
Communes d'arrondissement | 43[2] |
Dakar région is the smawest an maist populatit région o Senegal, encompassin the caipital ceety o the kintra, Dakar, an aw its suburbs alang the Cap–Vert Peninsulae, Africae's maist wasterly point.
The Dakar région is dividit intae fower départements (admeenistrative structurs athoot poleetical pouer, unlike the French départements):
The Dakar département is an aw a commune (ceety). This is a situation comparable tae Paris which is baith a département an a commune. The département /commune o Dakar is further dividit intae:
The Guédiawaye département is anaw a commune (ceety). This département haes anerlie ane arrondissement, so that Guédiawaye is baith a département an an arrondissement. The département /arrondissement/commune o Guédiawaye is further dividit intae:
The Pikine département is anaw a commune (ceety). The département /commune o Pikine is further dividit into:
The Rufisque département is made up o twa arrondissements an three communes directly unner the département:
Admeenistrative Diveesions o the Dakar Region | ||||
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Département | Commune | Arrondissement | Commune d'arrondissement | Communauté rurale |
Depairtment/ Coonty / State | Ceety | Borough | Neighborhood | Rural Burgh |
Dakar | Dakar | Almadies | Mermoz-Sacré Cœur | |
Almadies | Ngor | |||
Almadies | Ouakam | |||
Almadies | Yoff | |||
Dakar Plateau | Fann-Point E-Amitié | |||
Dakar Plateau | Gorée | |||
Dakar Plateau | Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane | |||
Dakar Plateau | Médina | |||
Dakar Plateau | Plateau | |||
Grand Dakar | Biscuiterie | |||
Grand Dakar | Dieuppeul-Derklé | |||
Grand Dakar | Grand-Dakar | |||
Grand Dakar | Hann-Bel Air | |||
Grand Dakar | HLM | |||
Grand Dakar | Sicap Liberté | |||
Parcelles Assainies | Cambérène | |||
Parcelles Assainies | Grand Yoff | |||
Parcelles Assainies | Parcelles Assainies | |||
Parcelles Assainies | Patte d'Oie | |||
Guédiawaye | Guédiawaye | Guédiawaye | Golf Sud | |
Guédiawaye | Médina Gounass | |||
Guédiawaye | Ndiarème Limoulaye | |||
Guédiawaye | Sam Notaire | |||
Guédiawaye | Wakhinane Nimzatt | |||
Pikine | Pikine | Dagoudane | Dalifort | |
Dagoudane | Djidah-Thiaroye Kaw | |||
Dagoudane | Guinaw Rail Nord | |||
Dagoudane | Guinaw Rail Sud | |||
Dagoudane | Pikine Est | |||
Dagoudane | Pikine Nord | |||
Dagoudane | Pikine Ouest | |||
Niayes | Keur Massar | |||
Niayes | Malika | |||
Niayes | Yeumbeul Nord | |||
Niayes | Yeumbeul Sud | |||
Thiaroye | Diamaguène Sicap Mbao | |||
Thiaroye | Mbao | |||
Thiaroye | Thiaroye Gare | |||
Thiaroye | Thiaroye Sur Mer | |||
Thiaroye | Tivaouane Diaksao | |||
Rufisque | Bargny | Rufisque | ||
Diamnadio | Rufisque | |||
Rufisque | Rufisque | Rufisque Est | ||
Rufisque | Rufisque | Rufisque Nord | ||
Rufisque | Rufisque | Rufisque Ouest | ||
Sebikotane | Sangalkam | Sangalkam | ||
Yène |
Athin the Dakar région, the anerlie poleetically significant units (i.e. those who hae electit offeecials an wield a significant pouer) are: the 7 communes, the 2 communautés rurales, an the 43 communes d'arrondissement.