Senegal Africa Map

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Senegal Location

Senegal is located between Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau in Western Africa. It borders the North Atlantic Ocean. Located on the geographical coordinates of 14° North and 14° West longitude, Senegal covers an area of about 196,190 sq km. Mali lies in the western side of Senegal.

Provinces and provincial capitals

Senegal Political Map shows the provinces as well as the important locations and cities of Senegal. These provinces include Louga, Saint Louis, Dakar and Tambacounda. The provincial capitals have been marked on the Physical Map of Senegal by a white square.

These include:

• Saint Louis
• Louga
• Thies
• Diourbel
• Fatick
• Kaolack
• Tambacounda
• Kolda
• Ziguinchor

Capital City of Senegal

Dakar is located on the geographical coordinates of 14° 40′ North latitude and 17° 26′ West longitude. It is the capital of Senegal. Niaye Tioker and Le Plateau are located closely to this city. The Leopold Sedar Senghor International is the nearest airport. Dakar can be identified on the Senegal Political Map by a red square.

Senegal Cities

There are many important cities in Dakar that are marked on the Senegal Political Map by black dots. Some of them are:

Thilogne Velingara Payar Kayar Kaffrine Bounkiling

Bignona Mamari Fas Boye Dara Saraya

 

Region	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)
Dakar	2,459,292	550	212
Diourbel	1,183,095	4,359	1,683
Fatick	652,361	7,935	3,064
Kaffrine	467,748	11,853	4,576
Kaolack	664,959	4,157	1,605
Kedougou	111,207	16,896	6,524
Kolda	513,138	13,718	5,297
Louga	729,606	29,188	11,270
Matam	478,573	25,083	9,685
Saint-Louis	764,347	19,044	7,353
Sedhiou	399,365	7,293	2,816
Tambacounda	557,884	42,706	16,489
Thies	1,385,058	6,601	2,549
Ziguinchor	453,448	7,339	2,834
14 regions	10,820,081	196,722	75,955

Note  : –Population: 2005 estimates.

Region	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)
Dakar	2,411,528	550	212
Diourbel	930,008	4,359	1,683
Fatick	639,075	7,935	3,064
Kaolack	1,128,128	16,010	6,181
Kolda	834,753	21,011	8,112
Louga	559,268	29,188	11,270
Matam	291,555	25,083	9,685
Saint-Louis	571,885	19,044	7,353
Tambacounda	530,332	59,602	23,012
Thies	1,348,637	6,601	2,549
Ziguinchor	557,606	7,339	2,834
11 regions	9,802,775	196,722	75,955

Note  : –Population: 2001-01-01 estimate, provided by Karem Abdalla.