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==Table of Administrative Sub-divisions==
==Table of Administrative Sub-divisions==
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan=5 | Administrative Divisions of the Dakar Region
! colspan=5 | Administrative Divisions of the Daar rm Region
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!width="60"|[[Departments of Senegal|Département]]!!width="60"|Commune !!width="80"|[[Arrondissements of Senegal|Arrondissement]] !!width="80"|Commune d'arrondissement !!width="60"|Communauté rurale
!width="60"|[[Departments of Senegal|Département]]!!width="60"|Commune !!width="80"|[[Arrondissements of Senegal|Arrondissement]] !!width="80"|Commune d'arrondissement !!width="60"|Communauté rurale
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!width="60"|''Department/ County / State'' !!width="60"|''City''!!width="80"|''Borough'' !!width="80"|''Neighborhood'' !!width="60"|''Rural Borough''
!width="60"|''Department/ County / State'' !!width="60"|''City''!!width="80"|''Borough'' !!width="80"|''Neighborhood'' !!width="60"|''Rural Borough''
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| rowspan=19 | [[Dakar Department|Dakar]] || rowspan=19 | [[Dakar]] || rowspan=4 | [[Almadies Arrondissement|Almadies]] || [[Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur]]||
| rowspan=19 | [[Dacar Department|Dacar]] || rowspan=19 | [[Dacar]] || rowspan=4 | [[Almadies Arrondissement|Almadies]] || [[Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur]]||
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| [[Ngor]] ||
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| [[Yoff]] ||
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| rowspan=5 | [[Dakar-Plateau|Dakar Plateau]] || [[Fann-Point E-Amitié]]||
| rowspan=5 | [[Dacagästr-Plateau|Dacar Plateau]] || [[Fann-Point E-Amitié]]||
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| [[Gorée]] ||
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| [[Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane]] ||
| [[Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane]] ||
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| [[Medina, Dakar|Médina]] ||
| [[Medina, Dacar|Médina]] ||
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| [[Plateau]] ||
| [[Plateau]] ||
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| rowspan=6 | [[Grand Dakar Arrondissment|Grand Dakar]] ||[[Biscuiterie]] ||
| rowspan=6 | [[Grand Dacar Arrondissment|Grand Dacar]] ||[[Biscuiterie]] ||
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| [[Dieuppeul-Derklé]]||
| [[Dieuppeul-Derklé]]||
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| [[Grand Dakar]] ||
| [[Grand Dacar]] ||
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| [[Hann Bel-Air|Hann-Bel Air]] ||
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Revision as of 18:23, 5 May 2022

Dakar Region
Région de Dakar
Region
Official seal of Dakar Region
Seal
Coordinates: 14°45′N 17°20′W / 14.750°N 17.333°W / 14.750; -17.333
CountrySenegal
CapitalDakar
Departments
List
Government
 • Regional presidentAbdoulaye Faye (PDS; since 2002)
Area
 • Total547 km2 (211 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 Census)[1]
 • Total3,137,196
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
3,938,358
 • Rank1st
 • Density5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
  • Rank1st
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166-2
SN-DK
Arrondissements10[3]
Communes7,[3] plus 2 communautés rurales
Communes d'arrondissement43[3]
HDI (2017)0.617[4]
medium · 1st

Dakar Region (French: Région de Dakar) 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 (km2) 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 Daar rm Region
Département Commune Arrondissement Commune d'arrondissement Communauté rurale
Department/ County / State City Borough Neighborhood Rural Borough
Dacar Dacar Almadies Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur
Ngor
Ouakam
Yoff
Dacar Plateau Fann-Point E-Amitié
Gorée
Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane
Médina
Plateau
Grand Dacar Biscuiterie
Dieuppeul-Derklé
Grand Dacar
Hann-Bel Air
HLM
Sicap-Liberté
Parcelles Assainies Cambérène
Grand Yoff
Parcelles Assainies
Patte d'Oie
Guédiawaye Guédiawaye Guédiawaye Golf Sud
Médina Gounass
Ndiarème Limoulaye
Sam Notaire
Wakhinane Nimzatt
Pikine Pikine Dagoudane Dalifort
Djidah-Thiaroye Kaw
Guinaw Rail Nord
Guinaw Rail Sud
Pikine Est
Pikine Nord
Pikine Ouest
Niayes Keur Massar
Malika [fr]
Yeumbeul Nord
Yeumbeul Sud
Thiaroye Diamaguène Sicap Mbao
Mbao
Thiaroye Gare
Thiaroye Sur Mer
Tivaouane Diaksao
Rufisque Rufisque Rufisque Rufisque Est
Rufisque Nord
Rufisque Ouest
Sangalkam Bargny
Diamnadio
Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul Rap
Sangalkam
Sébikotane
Sendou -
Bambylor Bambylor
Yène
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. ^ National Statistics Agency. "Population Projections 2013-2063" (PDF). Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ National Statistics Agency. "Population Projections 2013-2063" (PDF). Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c As of December 2005
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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