Pikine department
Pikine | |
|---|---|
Location in the Dakar Region | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Dakar region |
| Capital | Pikine |
| Area | |
• Total | 42 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 758,554 |
| • Density | 18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Pikine department is one of the 46 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:
- Dagoudane Arrondissement:
- Dalifort
- Djidah Thiaroye Kaw
- Guinaw Rail Nord
- Guinaw Rail Sud
- Pikine Est
- Pikine Nord
- Pikine Ouest
- Thiaroye Arrondissement
- Diamaguène Sicap Mbao
- Thiaroye-Gare
- Thiaroye-sur-Mer
- Thiaroye-Diaksao
- Thiaroye-Mbao
- Population
In the census of 2023 the population of the department was recorded at 758,554.
- Historic sites
- Military Cemetery at Thiaroye