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 :

• Ndiarème-Limamoulaye
• Golf
• Sam-Notaire
• Wakhinane-Nimzatt
• Médina-Gounass

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

Departments of Senegal
Dakar Region Dakar Guédiawaye Pikine Rufisque Diourbel Region Bambey Diourbel Mbacké Fatick Region Fatick Foundiougne Gossas Kaffrine Region Birkilane Kaffrine Koungheul Malem Hodar Kaolack Region Guinguinéo Kaolack Nioro du Rip Kédougou Region Kédougou Salémata Saraya Kolda Region Kolda Médina Yoro Foulah Vélingara Louga Region Kébémer Linguère Louga Matam Region Kanel Matam Ranérou Ferlo Saint-Louis Region Dagana Podor Saint-Louis Sédhiou Region Bounkiling Goudomp Sédhiou Tambacounda Region Bakel Goudiry Koumpentoum Tambacounda Thiès Region M'bour Thiès Tivaouane Ziguinchor Region Bignona Oussouye Ziguinchor