Dagana, Senegal Explained

Official Name:Dagana
Settlement Type:Town and commune
Total Type:commune
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Senegal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Saint-Louis Region
Unit Pref:metric
Area Total Km2:5.526
Population As Of:2023 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:26568
Population Density Km2:4,808
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:16.4833°N -51°W

Dagana is a town and urban commune situated in the Saint-Louis Region of Senegal and it is the capital of the Dagana Department. Dagana shares its border with Mauritania.

The different ethnic groups in Dagana include Wolof, Fula (Fulah: Fulɓe; French: Peul or Peulh), and Moor.

In popular culture

In Season 5, Episode 3 of The Grand Tour, presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May use discarded plastic bottles to float cars across the Senegal River at Dagana, as part of a homage to the Dakar Rally.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/senegal/mun/admin/saint-louis/dagana/SN10015100__dagana/ Citypopulation.de