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Dakar Region
Région de Dakar— Region — 
SealLocation of Dakar in Senegal
Dakar région, divided into 4 départements
Coordinates: 14°45′N 17°20′W / 14.75°N 17.333°WCoordinates: 14°45′N 17°20′W / 14.75°N 17.333°W Country Senegal Capital Dakar Départements Government - Regional president Abdoulaye Faye (PDS; since 2002) Area - Total 547 km2 (211.2 sq mi) Population (December 31, 2005)[1] - Total 2,452,656 - Rank 1st - Density 4,483.8/km2 (11,613.1/sq mi) - Density rank 1st Time zone GMT (UTC+0) Arrondissements 10[2] Communes 7,[2] plus 2 communautés rurales Communes d'arrondissement 43[2] Dakar région is the smallest and most populated région of Senegal, encompassing the capital city of the country, Dakar, and all its suburbs along the Cap–Vert Peninsula, Africa's most westerly point.
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Administration
The Dakar région is divided into four départements (administrative structures without political power, unlike the French départements):
Dakar département
The Dakar département is also a commune (city). This is a situation comparable to Paris which is both a département and a commune. The département /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 département
The Guédiawaye département is also a commune (city). This département has only one arrondissement, so that Guédiawaye is both a département and an arrondissement. The département /arrondissement/commune of Guédiawaye is further divided into:
- 5 communes d'arrondissement
Pikine département
The Pikine département is also a commune (city). The département /commune of Pikine is further divided into:
- 3 arrondissements, which are further divided into:
- 16 communes d'arrondissement
Rufisque département
The Rufisque département is made up of two arrondissements and three communes directly under the département:
- Rufisque arrondissement, which is also a commune (city). The arrondissement/commune of Rufisque is further divided into:
- 3 communes d'arrondissement
- Sangalkam arrondissement, which, administratively speaking, is the only rural part of the Dakar région. The Sangalkam arrondissement is further divided into:
- 2 communautés rurales (i.e. "rural communities"): Yenne and Sangalkam
- commune of Bargny (this commune is not divided into communes d'arrondissement)
- commune of Sébikotane (this commune is not divided into communes d'arrondissement)
- commune of Diamniadio (this commune is not divided into communes d'arrondissement)
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 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 Rufisque Rufisque Rufisque Est Rufisque Rufisque Rufisque Nord Rufisque Rufisque Rufisque Ouest Sebikotane Sangalkam Sangalkam Yène Conclusion
Within the Dakar région, 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
- ^ Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie, Government of Senegal (2005). "Situation économique et sociale du Sénégal" (in French) (PDF). p. 163. Archived from the original on 2007-06-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20070615173338/http://www.ansd.org/SES2005.pdf. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
- ^ a b c 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.
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