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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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Instance of: city
Part of: Four Communes
Official name: Ville de Dakar
Demonym: Dakarois
Languages spoken: Arabic
Country: Senegal
Located in: Dakar Department
Official language: French
Population: 1438725
Area: 79.83
Elevation: 10
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Body of water: Atlantic Ocean
Capital of: Dakar
Official website: dakarville.com
Image: Pointe des Almadies - Senegal.jpg
Dialing code: 8

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postal code: 11000
Commons category: Dakar
twinned administrative body: Dijon
topic's main category: Category:Dakar
category for people born here: Category:Births in Dakar
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Dakar
category of associated people: Category:People from Dakar
Commons gallery: Dakar
different from: Dhaka
time of earliest written record: 1857-00-00
native label: Ndakaaru
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
located in/on physical feature: Cap-Vert
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities
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