Guédiawaye Explained

Official Name:Guédiawaye
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Senegal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Dakar Region
Area Total Km2:13
Population As Of:2013 census
Population Total:329659
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:14.7833°N -41°W

Guédiawaye is a town and département of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the north east of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine.

Administration

For administrative purposes the town is also a single arrondissement divided into 5 communes d'arrondissement which are (2013 population in brackets):

History

The town was founded in the 1950s as a planned commuter town for the city of Dakar. It has a large covered market. A further, informal, community grew up adjacent to it from the 1960s.

Notable people from the town include the football goalkeeper Tony Sylva.

Twin towns - sister cities

Guédiawaye is twinned with:

References

14.7833°N -41°W