City profile · Senegal · Africa
Diourbel
City population
157,554
#12
in Senegal
#2
in Diourbel Region
#3,609
worldwide
14.648, -16.244 · 129 km from Dakar
About Diourbel
Diourbel is a city in Diourbel Region, Senegal with a population of 157,554. It is the 12th largest of the 65 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Senegal, and the 3,609th largest worldwide. It lies 129 km from Dakar.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 6
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Dakar
Coordinates
14.648, -16.244
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.