Rufisque
Sign in to saveRufisque (; Wolof: Tëngeéj) is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula east of Dakar, the capital. It has a population of 295,459 (2023 census). In the past it was an important port city in its own right, but is now a suburb of Dakar.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rufisque
- Region
- Région de Dakar
- Country
- Sénégal
- Population
- 295,459
- Timezone
- Africa/Dakar
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Rufisque
- Settlement.other_name
- روفيسك
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- RufisqueQuincaillerie.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Industrial Rufisque, 2006
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Senegal
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Dakar Region
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023 census
- Settlement.population_total
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Four Communes
- Country
- Senegal
- Population
- +295459
- Area
- +26.8
- Elevation
- +5
- Capital of
- Rufisque Department
- Official website
- www.rufisque.org
- Image
- Jardin Public de Rufisque.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Decline of port
- Industry
- Administration
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Rufisque (; Wolof: Tëngeéj) is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula east of Dakar, the capital. It has a population of 295,459 (2023 census). In the past it was an important port city in its own right, but is now a suburb of Dakar.
Rufisque is also the capital of the department of the same name.