Pikine Department

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Pikine
Department
Map of the departments of the Dakar region of Senegal.png
Location in the Dakar Region
CountryFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Region Dakar Region
Capital Pikine
Area
 • Total42 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total758,554
 • Density18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

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:

Population

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

Historic sites [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pikine (Department, Senegal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Historic sites". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-11-21.

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