Dakar

Dakar
Left to right from top: Place de l'Indépendance, Maison des Esclaves Memorial in Gorée, Mosque of Divinity, Soumbedioune boats of Médina, Ngor beach
Flag of Dakar
Coat of arms of Dakar
City of Dakar, divided into 19 communes d'arrondissement
City of Dakar, divided into 19 communes d'arrondissement
Dakar is located in Senegal
Dakar
Dakar
Location within Senegal
Dakar is located in Africa
Dakar
Dakar
Dakar (Africa)
Coordinates: 14°41′34″N 17°26′48″W / 14.69278°N 17.44667°W / 14.69278; -17.44667
Country Senegal
RégionDakar
DépartementDakar
Settled15th century
Communes d'arrondissement
19
  • Cambérène
  • Parcelles Assaines
  • Pattie d'Oies
  • Hann Bel-Air
  • Dieuppeul Derklé
  • HLM
  • Biscuiterie
  • Grand Dakar
  • Plateau
  • Médina
  • Fass-Gueule Tapée-Colobane
  • Fann Point-E
  • Mermoz-Sacré-Coeur
  • Ouakam
  • Yoff
  • Ngor
  • Liberté
  • Grand-Yoff
  • Cape Verde Peninsula
Government
 • MayorBarthélemy Dias (YAW/MTS)
Area
 • Capital city83 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2023 Census)[3]
 • Capital city1,182,417
 • Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
3,896,564[1]
 • Metro density4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
 Data here are for the administrative Dakar région, which matches almost exactly the limits of the metropolitan area
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Websitevillededakar.sn

Dakar (/dɑːˈkɑːr, dæ-/ UK also: /ˈdækɑːr/;[4] French: [dakaʁ]; Wolof: Ndakaaru)[5] is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,182,417, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.9 million in 2023.

The area around Dakar was colonized by the Portuguese in the early 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. France took over the island in 1677. Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century, Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire. In 1902, Dakar replaced Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. In 1960, it became the capital of the independent Republic of Senegal. Dakar will host the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics.

  1. ^ Senegal: Administrative Division
  2. ^ "climatemps.com".
  3. ^ Senegal: Administrative Division
  4. ^ "Dakar". Cambridge Dictionary. Retrieved 17 December 2022. ("Definition of Dakar from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press")
  5. ^ "Dakar – definition of Dakar". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 29 October 2013. /dəˈkɑːr, dɑːˈkɑːr, ˈdækər/ "Define Dakar". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

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