Fun facts about Guédiawaye
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Guédiawaye was founded in the 1950s as a planned commuter town for the city of Dakar.
Guédiawaye
Senegal
Guédiawaye is a city in the Guédiawaye Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine.
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The town has a large covered market.
Guédiawaye
Senegal
Guédiawaye is a city in the Guédiawaye Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Vincenzo Fotoguru Iaconianni · CC BY-SA 2.5
An informal community grew up adjacent to Guédiawaye from the 1960s.
Guédiawaye
Senegal
Guédiawaye is a city in the Guédiawaye Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Vincenzo Fotoguru Iaconianni · CC BY-SA 2.5
Notable people from Guédiawaye include the football goalkeeper Tony Sylva.
Guédiawaye
Senegal
Guédiawaye is a city in the Guédiawaye Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Vincenzo Fotoguru Iaconianni · CC BY-SA 2.5
Guédiawaye is twinned with Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Guédiawaye
Senegal
Guédiawaye is a city in the Guédiawaye Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine.
From the “Twin towns and sister cities” section
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Photo: Vincenzo Fotoguru Iaconianni · CC BY-SA 2.5