Keur Massar | |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Mapsize: | 320px |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Senegal |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Dakar Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Keur Massar Nord |
Area Total Km2: | 45.64 |
Population As Of: | 2023 census |
Population Total: | 759,849 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Keur Massar Department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, located at the entrance to the Cap-Vert peninsula, east of Dakar.
The city was erected into a department on 28 May 2021 by President Macky Sall, thus becoming the 46th department of Senegal.[1]
The department has a population of 760,000 inhabitants (2023 census).[2]