Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur Explained

Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur
Settlement Type:Commune d'arrondissement
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Senegal
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Dakar Region
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Dakar Department
Area Total Km2:6
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:29798
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0

Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is located on the western coast of the Cap-Vert peninsula. As of 2013, it had a population of 29,798.

Geography

Mermoz borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It also borders Ouakam to the north, Fann-Point E-Amitié to the south, and Sicap-Liberté to the northeast.

History

The neighborhood is named after Jean Mermoz, a French pilot.

Religion

There many mosques throughout the neighborhood. These include Grande mosquée de Mermoz, Mermoz Rawane Mbaye, Sacré-Cœur 3, Sacré-Cœur VDN, and Sicap Karak.

Economy

The headquarters for Sonatel, a telephone company is located in the Cité Keur Gorgui neighborhood within Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur.[1] Dakar Dem Dikk, a public transit company, is also based out of Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur.

Sports

The AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur Football club is based out of Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur.

References

14.7°N -17.4669°W

Notes and References

  1. Kandé, O. & Kane, A. D. (2016). L’Emergence d’un mini-pole economique a la Cite Keur Gorgui. Seneplus. https://www.seneplus.com/societe/lemergence-dun-mini-pole-economique-la-cite-keur-gorgui