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Dakar '' Région '' is the smallest and most populated ''région'' of Senegal , encompassing the capital city of the country, Dakar , and all its suburbs along the Cape Verde Peninsula , Africa 's most westerly point.

The Dakar ''région'' is divided into four '' Département s'' (administrative structures without political power, unlike the French ''départements''):
  • Dakar ''département''. The Dakar ''département'' is also a Commune (city). This is a situation comparable to Paris which is both a ''département'' and a ''commune''. The ''département'' /commune of Dakar is further divided into:

  • ---4 arrondissements, which are administrative structures without much powers. The arrondissements are further divided into:

  • --19 ''communes d'arrondissement'' (i.e. "communes of arrondissement"). The ''communes d'arrondissement'' have a lot of powers, unlike the Arrondissements Of Paris , and are more comparable to the London Borough s.

  • Guédiawaye ''département''. The Guédiawaye ''département'' is also a commune (city). This ''département'' has only one arrondissement, so that Guédiawaye is both a ''département'' and an arrondissement. The ''département'' /arrondissement/commune of Guédiawaye is further divided into:

  • ---5 ''communes d'arrondissement''

  • Pikine ''département''. The Pikine ''département'' is also a commune (city). The ''département'' /commune of Pikine is further divided into:

  • ---3 arrondissements, which are further divided into:

  • --16 ''communes d'arrondissement''

  • Rufisque ''département''. The Rufisque ''département'' is made up of two arrondissements and three communes directly under the ''département'':

  • --- Rufisque arrondissement, which is also a commune (city). The arrondissement/commune of Rufisque is further divided into:

  • --3 ''communes d'arrondissement''

  • --- Sangalkam arrondissement, which, administratively speaking, is the only rural part of the Dakar ''région''. The Sangalkam arrondissement is further divided into:

  • --2 ''communautés rurales'' (i.e. "rural communities"): Yenne and Sangalkam

  • ---commune of Bargny (this commune is not divided into ''communes d'arrondissement'')

  • ---commune of Sébikotane (this commune is not divided into ''communes d'arrondissement'')

  • ---commune of Diamniadio (this commune is not divided into ''communes d'arrondissement'')


To summarize: within the Dakar ''région'', the only politically significant units (i.e. those who have elected officials and wield a significant power) are: the 7 communes, the 2 ''communautés rurales'', and the 43 ''communes d'arrondissement''.


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