Pikine Department Explained

Pikine
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:	Pikine
Area Total Km2:	42
Population As Of:	2023 census
Population Total:	758554
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Timezone:	GMT
Utc Offset:	+0

Pikine Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the four which make up Dakar Region. Its capital is Pikine.

The department is divided into 2 arrondissements, each subdivided into communes de arrondissement:

• Dagoudane Arrondissement

• • Dalifort
  • Djidah Thiaroye Kaw
  • Guinaw Rail Nord
  • Guinaw Rail Sud
  • Pikine Est
  • Pikine Nord
  • Pikine Ouest
• Niayes Arrondissement

• • Keur Massar
  • Malika
  • Yeumbeul Nord
  • Yeumbeul Sud
• Thiaroye Arrondissement
  • Diamaguène Sicap Mbao
  • Thiaroye-Gare
  • Thiaroye-sur-Mer
  • Thiaroye-Diaksao
  • Thiaroye-Mbao

PopulationIn the census of 2023 the population of the department was recorded at 758,554.^[1]

Historic sites ^[2]

• Military Cemetery at Thiaroye

References

14.7503°N -17.3997°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pikine (Department, Senegal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-17 . www.citypopulation.de.
2. Web site: Historic sites . 2016-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030850/http://www.jo.gouv.sn/spip.php?article4607 . 2016-03-04 . dead .