Dakar Region

Dakar Region Région de Dakar
Region
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Location of Dakar in Senegal
Dakar region, divided into 4 departments
Coordinates: 14°45′N 17°20′W / 14.750°N 17.333°WCoordinates: 14°45′N 17°20′W / 14.750°N 17.333°W
Country	Senegal
Capital	Dakar
Departments	List Dakar Department Guédiawaye Department Pikine Department Rufisque Department
Government
• Regional president	Abdoulaye Faye (PDS; since 2002)
Area
• Total	547 km^2 (211 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)[1]
• Total	2,956,023
• Rank	1st
• Density	5,400/km^2 (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.

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 (km^2)	Population Census 2013
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

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
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 Arrondissement	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
	Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul Rap	Rufisque
	Sangalkam	Rufisque
	Sébikotane	Rufisque
	Sendou	Rufisque
	Rufisque	Rufisque	Rufisque Est
	Rufisque	Rufisque	Rufisque Nord
	Rufisque	Rufisque	Rufisque Ouest
		Bambylor		Bambylor
		Bambylor		Yène
		Bambylor		Tivaouane 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. As of December 2005

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.