Dakar Region (french: link=no, Région de Dakar) is the smallest and most populated
Region
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of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
, encompassing the capital city of the country,
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...
, and all its suburbs along the
Cap–Vert Peninsula,
Africa
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's most westerly point.
Administration
The Dakar region is divided into five départements (administrative structures without political power, unlike the French départements). The départements had the following areas and populations at the Census of 2013:
Keur Massar Department
Keur Massar Department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, located at the entrance to the Cap-Vert peninsula, east of Dakar.
History
The city was erected into a department on 28 May 2021 by President Macky Sall, thus becoming the 46th depa ...
was formed in May 2021.
Dakar department
Dakar Department is also a
commune (city). This is a situation comparable to
Paris
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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 borough
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s.
Guédiawaye department
Guédiawaye Department
Guédiawaye Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the four making up Dakar Region on the Cap-Vert
Cap-Vert, or the Cape Verde Peninsula, is a peninsula in Senegal and the westernmost point of the continent of Africa ...
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
Pikine Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the four which make up Dakar Region. Its capital is Pikine
Pikine is a city in the Pikine Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying to the east of Dakar city centre, ...
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
Rufisque ( ar, روفيسك; Wolof: Tëngeéj) is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. It has a population of 179,797 (2002 census). In the past it was an important port city in its own right, ...
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
Diamniadio is a town in Senegal.
History
Diamniadio is a part of the collective development program of the government of Senegal under the leadership of President Macky Sall to revitalize Senegal's economy. The development of the new city is ta ...
,
Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul Rap,
Sangalkam and
Sendou
Bargny (also, Bargny-Gouddau and Bargny Gouddou) is a settlement in Senegal. It is located in a somewhat sheltered bay about 15 km to the east of the capital, Dakar.
Environment
The community has a number of severe environmental threats ...
Table of Administrative Sub-divisions
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
Regional Council of Dakar official website''Collectivités locales de Dakar'' from Republic of Senegal Government site, ''l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE)''.Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements, décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002.
Code des collectivités locales, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.
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