Dakar Region
| Dakar Region Région de Dakar |
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| Location of Dakar in Senegal Location of Dakar in Senegal |
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 Dakar region, divided into 4 departments |
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| Country | Senegal | |
| Capital | Dakar | |
| Departments | ||
| 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 | GMT (UTC+0) | |
| 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 region of Senegal, encompassing the capital city of the country, Dakar, and all its suburbs along the Cap–Vert Peninsula, Africa's most westerly point.
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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:
| Département | Area (km2) | Population Census 2013 |
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| Dakar | 79 | 1,146,053 |
| Guédiawaye | 13 | 329,659 |
| Pikine | 87 | 1,170,791 |
| Rufisque | 372 | 490,694 |
| Total Région de Dakar | 547 | 3,137,196 |
Dakar department
The 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
The 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
The 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
The Rufisque department is made up of two arrondissements and three communes directly under the department:
- Rufisque arrondissement, which is also a commune (city). The arrondissement/commune of Rufisque is further divided into:
- 3 communes d'arrondissement
- Sangalkam arrondissement, which, administratively speaking, is the only rural part of the Dakar region. The Sangalkam arrondissement is further divided into:
- 2 communautés rurales (i.e. "rural communities"): Yène and Sangalkam
- commune of Bargny (this commune is not divided into communes d'arrondissement)
- commune of Sébikotane (this commune is not divided into communes d'arrondissement)
- commune of Diamniadio (this commune is not divided into communes d'arrondissement)
Table of Administrative Sub-divisions
| Administrative Divisions of the Dakar Region | ||||
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| Département | Commune | Arrondissement | Commune d'arrondissement | Communauté rurale |
| Department/ County / State | City | Borough | Neighborhood | Rural Borough |
| 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 | ||||
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
External links
- (French)Regional Council of Dakar official website
- (French)Collectivités locales de Dakar from Republic of Senegal Government site, l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE).
- (French)Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements, décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002.
- (French)Code des collectivités locales, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.
