Dakar region
Dakar region
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Dakar region highlighted in red inside Senegal | |
| Coordinates: 14°45′N 17°20′W / 14.750°N 17.333°W | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Capital | Dakar |
| Departments | |
| Government | |
| • Regional president | Abdoulaye Faye (PDS; since 2002) |
| Area | |
• Total | 547 km2 (211 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 4,004,427 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 7,320/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| ISO 3166-2 | SN-DK |
| Arrondissements | 10 |
| Communes | 7, plus 2 communautés rurales |
| Communes d'arrondissement | 43 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.607 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.