Dakar Region

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Dakar Region is the smallest yet most densely populated administrative region of Senegal, encompassing the nation’s capital and serving as its primary political, economic, and cultural hub.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Dakar region 1
Greater Dakar area 1

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Senegal
borders Atlantic Ocean
Thiès Region
capital Dakar NERFINISHED
contains City of Dakar NERFINISHED
Dakar Department
Guédiawaye Department
Pikine Department
Rufisque Department
country Senegal
countryCapitalLocatedIn Dakar Region self-link
governmentTypeAtRegionalLevel regional council
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
hasLargestCity Dakar NERFINISHED
hasNationalSignificance main center of higher education in Senegal
main center of international trade for Senegal
seat of national government of Senegal
hasRole primary cultural hub of Senegal
primary economic hub of Senegal
primary political hub of Senegal
hosts Blaise Diagne International Airport
Port of Dakar
Cheikh Anta Diop University
surface form: Université Cheikh Anta Diop
includes Dakar metropolitan area NERFINISHED
isCulturalCenterOf Senegal NERFINISHED
isEconomicCenterOf Senegal NERFINISHED
isMostDenselyPopulatedRegionOf Senegal NERFINISHED
isPoliticalCenterOf Senegal NERFINISHED
isSmallestByAreaIn Senegal NERFINISHED
languageMajority French
languageWidelySpoken Wolof
locatedInContinent Africa
locatedInSubregion West Africa
locatedOn Cap-Vert Peninsula
timeZone UTC+0

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ASC Jaraaf basedInRegion Dakar Region
Dakar Region countryCapitalLocatedIn Dakar Region self-link
Dakar isSeatOf Dakar Region
Dakar Grand Mosque locatedIn Dakar Region
Gorée Island locatedIn Dakar Region
Dakar region Dakar Region
this entity surface form: Greater Dakar area
this entity surface form: Dakar region