Dakar
Visited in December 2018
At a glance
- Country
- Senegal
- Region
- Dakar Department
- Population
- 1.4 million
- Type
- Capital and the largest city of Senegal
- Coordinates
- 14.69°N, 17.45°W
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Overview
Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023. Dakar is situated on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of mainland Africa.
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