Map of Dakar, Senegal

Dakar is the capital of Senegal, with a population of about 2,646,503. It lies at 14.6937°N, 17.4441°W. The nearest city on our map is Pikine, 10 km to the northeast.

Dakar at a glance

Where is Dakar?

• The largest city in Senegal by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 15 min on the shortest day to 13 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dakar

• Pikine — 10 km northeast
• N’diareme limamoulaye — 12 km northeast
• Rufisque — 19 km east
• Niakoul Rab — 21 km northeast
• Bargny — 23 km east
• Diamniadio — 28 km east
• Sébikhotane — 33 km east
• Nguékhokh — 51 km southeast
• Thiès Nones — 52 km east
• Sali — 54 km southeast

Largest cities in Dakar

• Pikine — 1,170,791
• Rufisque — 295,459
• Bargny — 69,242
• Diamniadio — 47,759
• Sébikhotane — 42,839
• Niakoul Rab — 41,570
• N’diareme limamoulaye — 35,171

Largest cities in Senegal

• Pikine — 1,170,791
• Touba — 1,120,824
• Thiès — 317,763
• Kaolack — 298,904
• Rufisque — 295,459
• Mbour — 284,189
• Saint-Louis — 254,171
• Thiès Nones — 252,320
• Ziguinchor — 214,874
• Diourbel — 157,554

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.