Dakar (Africa)
Population: 3,998,333
GDP: 840 USD
Functional Urban Area: 388 km2
Dakar
Dakar (Africa)
Population: 3,998,333
GDP: 840 USD
Functional Urban Area: 388 km2
Context
Dakar, Senegal's capital, functions as both a department (City of Dakar) and a region, encompassing other departments like Pikine and Rufisque, aligning with the metropolitan area. The city is divided into 19 neighborhoods (communes d'arrondissement), each with elected mayors and councils. The Mayor of Dakar oversees governance across local, metropolitan, and regional levels. Additionally, the Executive Council of Urban Transport of Dakar (CETUD), under the national Ministry of Transport, coordinates metropolitan mobility and spearheaded SunuBRT, Africa's first electric Bus Rapid Transit system.
Key findings
87% of Dakar’s residents live within a walkable distance of healthcare services, while 86% live within a walkable distance of educational facilities, surpassing the averages of 61% and 65% respectively for covered African cities. These figures highlight Dakar’s strong focus on accessible social services.
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Indicators at a glance
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- Resilience,
- Inclusion,
- Governance and
- Innovation.
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Resilience
- Air quality - NO2: 17.9 µg/m3
- Air quality - PM2.5: 35 µg/m3
- CO2 emissions per capita: 0.58 t/person
- Exposure to floods: 0 %
- Renewable energy consumption: 35.4 %
- Food security index: 1
- Greenness: 0.15
- Land Use Efficiency: 0.63
- Urban Heat Island: -2 °C
- Waste collection: No data available
- Waste generation: No data available
Inclusion
- Rapid transit: 0 %
- Public transport accessibility: 77.3 %
- Bike lanes: 0 %
- Basic sanitation services: 70.17 %
- Basic water services: 95.87 %
- Women in local politics: 36.8 %
- Access to education: 86.19 %
- Access to healthcare: 87.45 %
- Public space accessibility: 70.18 %
- Public space availability: 15.83 %
- Gini coefficient: No data available
Governance
- Territorial fragmentation: 0.61
- Selection of local councillors: 100 %
- Mayoral selection: 4
- City budget: 199.33 USD
- Own source revenues: No data available
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