Senegal: Regions, Major Cities, Urban Communes & Urban Agglomerations

Regions

The population of the regions of Senegal according to census results and latest official projections.

Name	Abbr.	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (Cf) 2002-12-08	Population Census (Cf) 2013-11-19	Population Projection (P) 2017-07-01
Senegal	SEN	Dakar	196,712	9,858,482	13,508,715	15,256,300
Dakar	DAK	Dakar	547	2,168,314	3,137,196	3,529,300	54700
Diourbel	DIO	Diourbel	4,824	1,051,941	1,497,456	1,693,000	482400
Fatick	FAT	Fatick	6,849	565,000	714,392	813,500	684900
Kaffrine	KAF	Kaffrine	11,262	439,477	566,992	655,100	1126200
Kaolack	KAO	Kaolack	5,357	675,000	960,875	1,086,500	535700
Kédougou	KED	Kédougou	16,800	102,814	151,357	172,500	1680000
Kolda	KOL	Kolda	13,771	469,591	662,455	748,500	1377100
Louga	LOU	Louga	24,889	677,264	874,193	976,900	2488900
Matam	MAT	Matam	29,445	423,967	562,538	655,000	2944500
Saint-Louis	STL	Saint-Louis	19,241	694,652	908,942	1,009,200	1924100
Sédhiou	SED	Sédhiou	7,341	377,652	452,994	517,000	734100
Tambacounda	TAM	Tambacounda	42,364	502,881	681,310	783,800	4236400
Thiès	THI	Thiès	6,670	1,322,579	1,788,864	1,995,000	667000
Ziguinchor	ZIN	Ziguinchor	7,352	409,780	549,151	621,200	735200

Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie, Sénégal (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Census (Cf) 2013-11-19
1	Dakar	DAK	2,646,503
2	Touba	DIO	753,315
3	Thiès	THI	317,763
4	Kaolack	KAO	233,708
5	M'bour	THI	232,777
6	Rufisque	DAK	221,066
7	Saint-Louis	STL	209,752
8	Ziguinchor	ZIN	205,294

Major Urban Agglomerations

	Name	Adm.	Population Census (Cf) 2013-11-19
1	Dakar	DAK	3,026,316
2	Touba	DIO	830,570

Contents: Cities & Urban Communes

The population of all Senegalese cities and urban communes with more than 12,500 inhabitants according to census results.

Name	Status	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1976-04-16	Population Census (C) 1988-05-27	Population Census (Cp) 2002-12-08	Population Census (Cf) 2013-11-19
Bakel	UCom	TAM	6,569	7,959	10,653	13,329
Bambey	UCom	DIO	9,835	16,974	21,250	28,908
Bargny	UCom	DAK	Rufisque	Rufisque	36,516	51,188
Bignona	UCom	ZIN	14,507	22,237	25,477	27,826
Dagana	UCom	STL	10,171	15,638	18,205	21,750
Dahra	UCom	LOU	10,669	11,150	26,486	32,941
Dakar (incl. Pikine, Guédiawaye)	City	DAK	813,317	1,375,067	1,983,093	2,646,503
Diamniadio	UCom	DAK	...	...	10,898	23,547
Diaobé - Kabendou	UCom	KOL	...	...	...	26,165
Diourbel	UCom	DIO	53,754	76,548	95,984	133,705
Fatick	UCom	FAT	9,998	18,416	23,149	28,276
Gandiaye	UCom	KAO	...	5,175	9,426	13,819
Gossas	UCom	FAT	7,365	9,289	10,548	12,698
Goudomp	UCom	SED	3,786	6,408	11,013	12,870
Guinguinéo	UCom	KAO	10,948	12,887	12,973	16,386
Jaxaay - Parcelles - Niakoul Rab	UCom	DAK	...	...	...	41,570
Joal - Fadiouth	UCom	THI	11,170	19,003	32,991	45,903
Kaffrine	UCom	KAF	11,430	16,957	25,768	39,537
Kahone	UCom	KAO	...	...	5,405	14,231
Kanel	UCom	MAT	5,472	4,667	8,997	12,975
Kaolack	UCom	KAO	104,154	150,961	172,305	233,708
Karang Poste	UCom	FAT	...	...	...	14,624
Kayar	UCom	THI	3,574	7,307	16,257	23,585
Kébémer	UCom	LOU	6,769	8,120	14,438	19,902
Kédougou	UCom	KED	7,723	11,216	16,672	30,051
Khombole	UCom	THI	6,797	9,437	11,574	15,587
Kolda	UCom	KOL	18,951	34,337	53,921	81,098
Koungheul	UCom	KAF	8,038	10,719	14,029	20,942
Linguère	UCom	LOU	7,776	9,824	11,667	15,482
Louga	UCom	LOU	35,579	52,057	73,662	104,349
Madina Wandifa	UCom	SED	...	...	...	12,205
Matam	UCom	MAT	9,849	10,722	14,620	17,218
Mbacké	UCom	DIO	25,390	38,847	51,124	77,255
Mboro	UCom	THI	3,836	13,542	11,809	27,693
M'bour	UCom	THI	36,952	76,751	153,503	232,777
Mékhé (Meckhe)	UCom	THI	8,663	12,109	15,291	22,943
Ndioum	UCom	STL	4,276	3,924	12,407	14,341
Ndofane (Ndoffane)	UCom	KAO	4,377	6,793	9,476	12,898
Nguékhokh (Nguekokh)	UCom	THI	4,818	7,862	16,911	27,033
Nioro du Rip	UCom	KAO	7,934	11,841	13,976	20,784
Ouro Sogui	UCom	MAT	4,247	6,402	13,177	15,654
Passy (Passi)	UCom	FAT	...	3,953	6,177	12,571
Podor	UCom	STL	6,760	7,469	9,472	11,608
Pout	UCom	THI	7,314	10,763	16,785	23,728
Richard Toll	UCom	STL	4,893	29,611	42,621	57,878
Rosso	UCom	STL	...	4,925	9,328	15,870
Rufisque	City	DAK	60,403	142,340	143,281	221,066
Saint-Louis	UCom	STL	88,665	113,917	154,555	209,752
Saly Portudal	UCom	THI	...	...	...	26,945
Sangalkam	UCom	DAK	...	...	...	11,915
Sébikhotane	UCom	DAK	...	11,125	18,582	27,402
Sédhiou	UCom	SED	9,332	13,212	18,465	24,213
Sinthiou Bamambé - Banadji	UCom	MAT	...	...	...	13,823
Sokone	UCom	FAT	5,784	8,552	11,124	14,745
Tambacounda	UCom	TAM	25,735	41,885	67,543	107,293
Thiadiaye	UCom	THI	4,233	6,171	10,262	14,975
Thiès	City	THI	115,245	175,465	237,849	317,763
Tivaouane	UCom	THI	16,999	27,117	38,213	69,556
Touba (Touba Mosquée)	RC	DIO	29,634	104,502	399,900	753,315
Vélingara	UCom	KOL	8,755	14,068	20,806	32,161
Ziguinchor	UCom	ZIN	69,646	124,283	153,269	205,294

The population of Dakar is composed of the population of Dakar Department (1,146,053 in 2013), Pikine Department (1,170,791 in 2013) and Guédiawaye Department (329,659 in 2013).
(1976) (1988) Becker et al.: Réflexions sur les processus d’urbanisation en Afrique de l'Ouest à partier d'examples sénégambiens, Dakar, 1994.
(2002) (2013) Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie, Sénégal (web).