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Dakar

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.

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Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal, located in West Africa. With a metropolitan population of 4 million people as of 2023, it serves as the country's primary urban and administrative center.

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Settlement.name: Dakar
Settlement.settlement_type: Capital city
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Dakar, Senegal.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Dakar, Senegal.svg
Settlement.image_map: Dakar districts.svg
Settlement.map_caption: City of Dakar, divided into 19 ''communes d'arrondissement''
Settlement.pushpin_map: Senegal#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Senegal
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Région
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Département
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Dakar
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dakar
Settlement.established_title: Settled
Settlement.established_date: 15th century
Settlement.parts_type: Communes d'arrondissement
Settlement.parts: 19

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ville de Dakar
Demonym: Dakarois
Population: 1438725
Area: 79.83
Elevation: 10
Official website: dakarville.com
Image: Pointe des Almadies - Senegal.jpg
Dialing code: 8

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postal code: 11000
Commons category: Dakar
Commons gallery: Dakar
time of earliest written record: 1857-00-00
native label: Ndakaaru
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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. Cap-Vert was colonized by the Portuguese in the early 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. France took over the island in 1677. Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century, Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire. In 1902, Dakar replaced Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. In 1960, it became the capital of the independent Republic of Senegal. Dakar will host the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics.