Local time
Sun, 11:18 AM GMTAfrica/DakarCityCapital
Dakar
14.72° N, 17.48° W
- Population
- 2,604,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 8
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 8 cities of Senegal in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Senegal, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Africa/Dakar
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Dakar, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Dakar have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Dakar comes from the Wolof word "n'dakar," meaning "tamarind tree".
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person