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Rufisque

Rufisque (Arabic: روفيسك; Wolof: Tëngeéj) is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula 25 kilometres (16 mi) 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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Country
Senegal
Region
Dakar Region
Time zone
UTC+0 (GMT)
• Total
295,459

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Rufisque

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples54
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

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related to history · 32
Rufisque → African, By, Cayor, Colony, Dakar-Saint Louis, Dutch, Dutch West India Company, English, Escale, Euro-African Creole, French, Freshwater River, Galandou Diouf, Gambia River, General Council, Gorée, In, Joal, Lebou, Métis
related to Administration · 8
Rufisque → Honorary Mayor, January, June, Mayor, Mbaye-Jacques Diop, Ndiawar Touré, Omar Cissé, Previously
related to Decline of port · 5
Rufisque → Dakar, Early, No, Relatively, Senegal's
related to External links · 5
Rufisque → French, Portions, Rufisque News, Rufisque-based, Wikipedia's
Country · 1
Rufisque → Senegal
Region · 1
Rufisque → Dakar Region
Time zone · 1
Rufisque → UTC+0 (GMT)
• Total · 1
Rufisque → 295,459

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port senegal dakar city 16 important capital decline also wolof region right french merchants saint louis citation needed built base

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RufisqueCountrySenegal1.00infobox
RufisqueRegionDakar Region1.00infobox
RufisqueTime zoneUTC+0 (GMT)1.00infobox
Rufisque• Total295,4591.00infobox
Rufisquerelated to AdministrationOmar Cissé0.60section
Rufisquerelated to AdministrationMayor0.60section
Rufisquerelated to AdministrationJanuary0.60section
Rufisquerelated to AdministrationPreviously0.60section
Rufisquerelated to AdministrationMbaye-Jacques Diop0.60section
Rufisquerelated to AdministrationHonorary Mayor0.60section
Rufisquerelated to AdministrationNdiawar Touré0.60section
Rufisquerelated to AdministrationJune0.60section

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