About Joal
Joal is a city in Thies, Senegal with a population of 45,903. It is the 26th largest of the 65 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Senegal, and the 12,336th largest worldwide. It lies 86 km from Dakar.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#7of 15
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Dakar
Coordinates
14.173, -16.849
Record updated
2025-08-13
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.