Dakar Region

Dakar Region
Région de Dakar
Region

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Coordinates: 14°45′N 17°20′W / 14.750°N 17.333°W / 14.750; -17.333Coordinates: 14°45′N 17°20′W / 14.750°N 17.333°W / 14.750; -17.333
Country Senegal
Capital Dakar
Departments
List
Government
 • Regional president Abdoulaye Faye (PDS; since 2002)
Area
 • Total 547 km2 (211 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)[1]
 • Total 2,956,023
 • Rank 1st
 • Density 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
 • Density rank 1st
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166-2 SN-DK
Arrondissements 10[2]
Communes 7,[2] plus 2 communautés rurales
Communes d'arrondissement 43[2]

Dakar Region is the smallest and most populated Région of Senegal, encompassing the capital city of the country, Dakar, and all its suburbs along the Cap–Vert Peninsula, Africa's most westerly point.

Administration

The Dakar region is divided into four départements (administrative structures without political power, unlike the French départements). The départements had the following areas and populations at the Census of 2013:

DépartementArea (km2)Population
Census 2013
Dakar791,146,053
Guédiawaye13329,659
Pikine871,170,791
Rufisque372490,694
Total Région de Dakar5473,137,196

Dakar department

Dakar Department is also a commune (city). This is a situation comparable to Paris which is both a department and a commune. The department/commune of Dakar is further divided into:

  • 4 arrondissements, which are administrative structures without much power. The arrondissements are further divided into:
    • 19 communes d'arrondissement (i.e. "communes of arrondissement"). The communes d'arrondissement have a lot of power, unlike the arrondissements of Paris, and are more comparable to the London boroughs.

Guédiawaye department

Guédiawaye Department is also a commune (city). This department has only one arrondissement, so that Guédiawaye is both a department and an arrondissement. The department /arrondissement/commune of Guédiawaye is further divided into:

  • 5 communes d'arrondissement

Pikine department

Pikine Department is also a commune (city). The department /commune of Pikine is further divided into:

  • 3 arrondissements, which are further divided into:
    • 16 communes d'arrondissement

Rufisque department

Rufisque Department is made up of two arrondissements and six urban communes:

  • Rufisque arrondissement, which is also a commune (city). The arrondissement/commune of Rufisque is divided into 3 communes d'arrondissement:
    • Rufisque Centre (Nord)
    • Rufisque Est
    • Rufisque Ouest
  • Bambylor arrondissement, which, administratively speaking, is the only rural part of the Dakar region. The Bambylor arrondissement is divided into 3 communautés rurales (i.e. "rural communities"):
    • Yène
    • Bambylor
    • Tivaouane Peulh-Niaga
  • The six communes of Bargny, Sébikotane, Diamniadio, Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul Rap, Sangalkam and Sendou

Table of Administrative Sub-divisions

Administrative Divisions of the Dakar Region
DépartementCommuneArrondissementCommune d'arrondissementCommunauté rurale
Department/ County / StateCityBoroughNeighborhoodRural Borough
DakarDakarAlmadiesMermoz-Sacré-Cœur
AlmadiesNgor
AlmadiesOuakam
AlmadiesYoff
Dakar PlateauFann-Point E-Amitié
Dakar PlateauGorée
Dakar PlateauGueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane
Dakar PlateauMédina
Dakar PlateauPlateau
Grand DakarBiscuiterie
Grand DakarDieuppeul-Derklé
Grand DakarGrand Dakar
Grand DakarHann-Bel Air
Grand DakarHLM
Grand DakarSicap-Liberté
Parcelles AssainiesCambérène
Parcelles AssainiesGrand Yoff
Parcelles AssainiesParcelles Assainies
Parcelles AssainiesPatte d'Oie
GuédiawayeGuédiawayeGuédiawayeGolf Sud
GuédiawayeMédina Gounass
GuédiawayeNdiarème Limoulaye
GuédiawayeSam Notaire
GuédiawayeWakhinane Nimzatt
PikinePikineDagoudane ArrondissementDalifort
DagoudaneDjidah-Thiaroye Kaw
DagoudaneGuinaw Rail Nord
DagoudaneGuinaw Rail Sud
DagoudanePikine Est
DagoudanePikine Nord
DagoudanePikine Ouest
NiayesKeur Massar
NiayesMalika
NiayesYeumbeul Nord
NiayesYeumbeul Sud
ThiaroyeDiamaguène Sicap Mbao
ThiaroyeMbao
ThiaroyeThiaroye Gare
ThiaroyeThiaroye Sur Mer
ThiaroyeTivaouane Diaksao
RufisqueBargnyRufisque
DiamnadioRufisque
Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul RapRufisque
SangalkamRufisque
SébikotaneRufisque
SendouRufisque
RufisqueRufisqueRufisque Est
RufisqueRufisqueRufisque Nord
RufisqueRufisqueRufisque Ouest
BambylorBambylor
BambylorYène
BambylorTivaouane Peulh-Niaga

Conclusion

Within the Dakar 'region, the only politically significant units (i.e. those who have elected officials and wield a significant power) are: the 7 communes, the 2 communautés rurales, and the 43 communes d'arrondissement.

References

  1. ↑ Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie, Government of Senegal (2005). "Situation économique et sociale du Sénégal" (PDF) (in French). p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
  2. 1 2 3 As of December 2005
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