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    The Communes of Senegal are the fourth-level administrative divisions in Senegal (below country, region and department). There are some 121 communes in...
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    Dakar (redirect from Capital of Senegal)
    Dakar is a commune (also sometimes known as commune de ville), one of the 125 communes of Senegal. The commune of Dakar was created by the French colonial...
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  • The Four Communes (French: Quatre Communes) of Senegal were the four oldest colonial towns in French West Africa. In 1848 the Second Republic extended...
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    exception was the Four Communes of Senegal: those areas had been towns of the tiny Senegal Colony in 1848 when, at the abolition of slavery by the French...
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    capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and 320 kilometres (200 mi) north of Senegal's...
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    Arrondissement Regions of Senegal Departments of Senegal Communes of Senegal (in French)List of administrative divisions in Senegal (in French)Collectivités...
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  • the capital town of the Matam Region in north-east Senegal, and lies on the Sénégal River on the border with Mauritania. In the census of 2002, Matam had...
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    Senegal portal Subdivisions of Senegal Regions of Senegal Departments of Senegal Arrondissements of Senegal Communes of Senegal Rural communities of Senegal...
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    Guédiawaye (category Communes of Senegal)
    Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until...
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    Kidira (category Communes of Senegal)
    Kidira is a town and urban commune in Tambacounda Region of eastern Senegal, lying near the Malian border. Its population in 2023 was 13,551. Falémé River...
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  • urban commune, with a population of 18,939, located in the eastern part of Senegal, West Africa. The town is located on the left bank of the Sénégal River...
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  • Ouro Sogui (category Communes of Senegal)
    had grown to 27,222. 15°36′N 13°19′W / 15.600°N 13.317°W / 15.600; -13.317 Citypopulation.de Population of Cities & Urban Communes in Senegal v t e...
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    Kaffrine (category Communes of Senegal)
    capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal. Kaffrine lies in Senegal's Peanut Basin. Peanuts are the second most common crop for the people of Kaffrine,...
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    Kanel (redirect from Kanel, Senegal)
    (Hassaniya Arabic: كانيل) is a town and urban commune in the Matam Region of northeastern Senegal. It is the capital of the Kanel Department. The population in...
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    Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions (French: régions, singular – région), each of which is administered by a Conseil Régional (pl.: Conseils Régionaux)...
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    Thiès (redirect from Thiès, Sénégal)
    largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies 72 km (45 mi) east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to...
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    Mboro (category Communes of Senegal)
    Mboro is a town and urban commune in the Thiès Region of western Senegal. It is located in the Tivaouane Department. The population in 2023 was 40,811...
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    urban commune situated in the Saint-Louis Region of Senegal and it is the capital of the Dagana Department. Dagana borders Mauritania across the Senegal river...
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  • Diourbel (category Communes of Senegal)
    town and urban commune in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local groundnut industry and is the capital of the Diourbel Region...
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    Ndioum (category Communes of Senegal)
    Ndioum is a town and urban commune in the Saint-Louis Region of Senegal. It is located in the Podor Department. The population in 2023 was 20,270, an increase...
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  • Koumpentoum (category Communes of Senegal)
    urban commune in the Tambacounda Region of central Senegal. In 2023 it had a population of 15,723 Koumpentoum was for centuries the capital of the Kingdom...
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  • Diamniadio (category Communes of Senegal)
    and urban commune in Senegal. Diamniadio is a part of the collective development program of the government of Senegal under the leadership of President...
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    Louga (category Communes of Senegal)
    Luga) is a city in northwestern Senegal. Louga is a cattle market centre, and has road and rail links with the port city of Saint-Louis to the northwest...
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    The history of Senegal is commonly divided into a number of periods, encompassing the prehistoric era, the precolonial period, colonialism, and the contemporary...
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  • directly elected. Senegal's subdivisions number 14 régions, 45 départements, 133 arrondissements, 46 communes d'arrondissement, 113 communes de ville and 370...
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  • is a town with commune status in Thiès Department in Thiès Region of Senegal. Its population in 2023 was 29,874. It stands on the side of the N2 road, giving...
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    Sédhiou (category Communes of Senegal)
    Seéju) is a town of Senegal, in Casamance area, nearby the Casamance river, with a population of 31,511 in 2023. It is the capital of the Sédhiou Region...
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  • Diawara is a town and urban commune in Tambacounda Region of eastern Senegal, lying in the Senegal river valley near the Malian border. Its population...
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    Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania...
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  • urban commune in Senegal. It is located in a somewhat sheltered bay about 15 km to the east of the capital, Dakar. The community has a number of severe...
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