Guédiawaye Department

Guédiawaye
Department

Guédiawaye

Location in the Dakar Region
Country  Senegal
Region Dakar Region
Department Guédiawaye
Area
  Total 13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
  Total 329,659
  Density 25,000/km2 (66,000/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Guédiawaye Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the four making up Dakar Region on the Cap-Vert peninsula.

It comprises a single arrondissement, Guédiawaye Arrondissement, which is subdivided into 5 communes d'arrondissement :

Population

In the census of December 2002 the population of the department was recorded at 258,370 habitants. In 2005, it was estimated at 286,989.

Coordinates: 14°46′34″N 17°23′44″W / 14.77611°N 17.39556°W / 14.77611; -17.39556


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