About Dara
Dara is a city in Louga, Senegal with a population of 45,530. It is the 27th largest of the 65 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Senegal, and the 12,417th largest worldwide. It lies 223 km from Dakar.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 5
Elevation
41 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Dakar
Coordinates
15.348, -15.480
Record updated
2025-05-27
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 65 in SenegalClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.