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Dakar

The Capital of Senegal, Dakar, is situated on the westernmost point of the African continent, the Cape Verde Peninsula. The geographic situation grants the city port a key role in the sea freight transport routes between Europe, Africa and South America. Dakar is the political, economic and culture centre of the country. The Gorée Island, which witnessed Slavery Trade during three centuries, was declared by UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978. Dakar has 1,001,468 inhabitants and occupies a surface of 547 km2.

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Dakar

Contact details

Country
Senegal
Number of inhabitants
1,200,000
Website

Mayor

Name
M. Barthelémy Toye Dias
Address
1, Boulevard Djily Mbaye 186 DAKAR
Phone
+221 33 8890909

Political representative

Name
Mme. Khady Niang Sylla
Position
Adjointe au Maire chargée de la coopération décentralisée
Address
1, Boulevard Djily Mbaye
Phone
+221 338890909
Email
khady.niang@villededakar.sn
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The House of Urban Cultures

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The House of Urban Cultures

This space was created to promote a new framework of expression and training for young people wanting to devote themselves professionally to different urban cultures, such as hip-hop, disk-jockeying, graffiti, dance, urban poetry, etc., thus providing them with new job opportunities.

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