Rufisque | |
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: | Rufisque |
Area Total Km2: | 372 |
Population As Of: | 2023 census |
Population Total: | 822,105 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Rufisque Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the four which make up the Dakar Region.
There are six urban communes within the department: Bargny, Sébikotane, Diamniadio, Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul Rap, Sangalkam and Sendou. The rest of the department is divided into two arrondissements.