City profile · Senegal · Africa
Kanel
Matam · Senegal
City population
15,244
#64
in Senegal
#3
in Matam
#30,993
worldwide
15.492, -13.176 · 467 km from Dakar
About Kanel
Kanel is a city in Matam, Senegal with a population of 15,244. It is the 64th largest of the 65 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Senegal, and the 30,993rd largest worldwide. It lies 467 km from Dakar.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Matam
Rank in region
#3of 4
Coordinates
15.492, -13.176
Record updated
27 May 2025
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.