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Senegal Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Senegal with its 14 first-level divisions, the capital Dakar and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Senegal

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 14 units

Senegal is divided into 14 first-level administrative divisions:

DakarDiourbelFatickKaffrineKaolackKédougouKoldaLougaMatamSaint-LouisSédhiouTambacoundaThièsZiguinchor

Largest cities in Senegal

GeoNames · city proper, latest official figures
#CityPopulation
1DakarCapital2,646,503
2Touba1,120,824
3Thiès317,763
4Kaolack298,904
5Saint-Louis254,171
6Ziguinchor214,874
7Diourbel157,554
8Tambacounda149,071
9Louga113,365
10Kolda103,574

Dakar is the largest city in Senegal with about 2,646,503 people. All 28 largest cities of Senegal →

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Senegal: ≈ 1,455 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Sénégal
  • Gambia

🏞️ Lakes

No major lakes at this scale.

Ethnic groups in Senegal

CIA World Factbook · 2019
Wolof
39.7%Pulaar
27.5%Sereer
16%Mandinka
4.9%Jola
4.2%Soninke
2.4%other
5.4%

Wolof 39.7%, Pulaar 27.5%, Sereer 16%, Mandinka 4.9%, Jola 4.2%, Soninke 2.4%, other 5.4% (includes Europeans and persons of Lebanese descent) (2019 est.)

Regionally, Wolof is the most common ethnic group across most of the 14 divisions, while Pulaar predominates in 4 divisions (Matam, Tambacounda, Kédougou, Kolda); Mandinka predominates in 1 division (Sédhiou); Jola predominates in 1 division (Ziguinchor); Sereer predominates in 1 division (Fatick).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2019 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Senegal

CIA World Factbook · 2019
Muslim
97.2%Christian
2.7%

Muslim 97.2% (most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods), Christian 2.7% (mostly Roman Catholic) (2019 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 14 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2019 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Senegal

CIA World Factbook

French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka, Serer, Soninke

Regionally, Wolof is the most common language group across most of the 14 divisions, while Pulaar predominates in 4 divisions (Matam, Tambacounda, Kédougou, Kolda); Mandinka predominates in 1 division (Sédhiou); Jola predominates in 1 division (Ziguinchor); Serer predominates in 1 division (Fatick).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.