Place:Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal

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NameRufisque
TypeCity
Coordinates14.717°N 17.267°W
Located inDakar, Senegal
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Rufisque (; Wolof: Tëngeéj) is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. It has a population of 179,797 (2002 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 and lies east of Dakar, the capital of Senegal.

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