Dakar
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| Government | |||
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| - Mayor | Pape Diop | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 82.38 km² | ||
| Population | |||
| - City (Dec 2005) | 1,030,594 | ||
| - Density | 4,484/km²/km² | ||
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Dakar is the capital city of Senegal. It is located on the country's Atlantic coast on the western edge of Africa. The city is a trade seaport for items leaving Africa. Dakar has a population of 1,030,594 people. The metropolitan area has about 2.45 million people living in it.[1]
The National Assembly of Senegal and Senegal Presidential Palace are located in Dakar.
[change] History
The area that is now Dakar was first settled around the 15th century. In 1444, Portuguese created a colony there. By 1536, the colony was being used to as part of the slave trade. Between 1588 and 1677, the area was fought over by many countries. During this time it was under the control of the Portuguese, Dutch, English, and finally the French.
In 1857, the French built a military base here. This base was called Dakar. It was made the capital of French West Africa in 1902. Dakar was one of the major cities of the French Empire during this time. It was very important in terms of trade, military, and communications to the empire until World War II.
The city was the capital of the Mali Federation from 1959 to 1960. It then became the capital of Senegal.
[change] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie, Government of Senegal. "Situation économique et sociale du Sénégal", édition 2005, page 163 (PDF). Retrieved on 8 March 2007.
[change] Other websites
- (French) dakarville.sn - City of Dakar official website.
- African PhotosPhotos from Dakar
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