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Dakar in Senegal

Location of the Dakar Region in Senegal

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Dakar is a region in the west of Senegal. The regional capital is Dakar, which is also the national capital.

As of the 2013 census, 2,956,023 people lived there. It has an area of 547 km² (211 sq mi).

Départements

Map of the departments of the Dakar region of Senegal

Départements of Dakar

There are four départements:

Dakar Département
Guédiawaye Département
Pikine Département
Rufisque Département

See also

In Spanish: Región de Dakar para niños

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