About Rufisque
Rufisque is a city in Dakar, Senegal with a population of 295,459. It is the 7th largest of the 65 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Senegal, and the 1,933rd largest worldwide. It lies 19 km from Dakar.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 9
Coordinates
14.715, -17.273
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.