Official Name: | Dahra |
Settlement Type: | Town and commune |
Total Type: | Town and commune |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Senegal |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Senegal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Louga |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Linguère |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Area Total Km2: | 18.91 |
Population As Of: | 2023 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 45530 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 15.35°N -51°W |
Dahra (also Dahra Djoloff or Dara) is a town of commune status located in the Louga Region of Senegal at roughly 264 km from Dakar, to which it is connected via the N3 road. It is near the ISRA Centre de recherché zootechniques and 40 km from the old King of Djoloff's residence (yang-yang) named Alboury Ndiaye. The town has a population of 45,530 and the main activity is agriculture and animal breeding.
Dahra is popular because of the weekly market, which gathers many stockbreeders and tradesmen from around the country.