Pikine department

Pikine department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal and one of the four which make up Dakar region. Its capital is Pikine.

Country Senegal

Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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Pikine
Department
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)

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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.^[1]

Historic sites ^[2]

• Military Cemetery at Thiaroye