Pikine is a city in the

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. The department is divided into 3 arrondissements, each subdivided into ''communes de arrondissement'': * Dagoudane A ...

of the

Dakar Region Dakar Region (french: link=no, 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. Adminis ...

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

. Lying to the east of

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 ...

city centre, at the 2013 Census it had a population of 1,170,791. The department includes the villages of Yeumbeul,

Thiaroye Thiaroye (or Tiaroye) is the name of a historic town in Sénégal, situated in the suburbs of Dakar, on the southeast coast of the Cap-Vert peninsula, between Pikine and Rufisque. Since the administrative reform in 1996, Thiaroye has been divide ...

, Mbao, and Keur Massar Malika. Until the mid-2000s, it also included

Guédiawaye Guédiawaye is a town and ''département'' of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the north east of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine. ...

, which now forms a separate Department. The city was founded in 1952 by the colonial government for former residents of Dakar who were relocated for new developments. This original city is now known as "Old Pikine", while an informal community has grown up around it. The Grande Niaye de Pikine, a green area known for

market gardening A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants. The diversity of crops grown on a small area of land, typically from under to ...

, lies to the north west of Pikine.

Notable people

* Pape Cissé, footballer * Mbaye Diagne, military officer and United Nations Military observer who was credited with saving many lives during the

Rwandan genocide The Rwandan genocide occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were killed by armed Hutu ...

grew up in Pikine * Aïssatou Diamanka-Besland, writer * Bamba Dieng, footballer *

Cheikhou Dieng Cheikhou Dieng (born 23 November 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin. Career Sandefjord Dieng began his career at Ndar Guedj in Senegal. For the 2012 season he moved to N ...

, footballer *

Oumar Diouck Oumar Diouck (born 9 November 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Icelandic club Njarðvík. Club career Beerschot Diouck began his professional career with Belgian Pro League side Beerschot, but never made a ...

, footballer * Amadou Hott, Minister of Economy, Planning and International Cooperation of Senegal * Andreas Manga, footballer *

Momar Ndoye Momar Ndoye (born 10 March 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gibraltarian club Boca Gibraltar. Career Born in Pikine, Ndoye began his career in Spain, making his debut for the Atlético Madrid B side ...

, footballer * Mamadou Seck, politician *

Thione Seck Thione Ballago Seck (March 12, 1955 – March 14, 2021) was a Senegalese singer and songwriter in the mbalakh genre. Seck came from a family of griot singers from the Wolof people of Senegal. He first performed with Orchestre Baobab, but he lat ...

, singer and songwriter.

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References

GeoHive: SenegalQuartiers du Monde: Histoires UrbainesProjet urbaDTKRUAF Foundation: Pikine (Dakar - Senegal)
Populated places in Dakar Region Communes of Senegal {{Senegal-geo-stub