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Sédhiou
Sedhiou · Senegal
City population
31,511
#38
in Senegal
#1
in Sedhiou
#17,256
worldwide
12.708, -15.557 · 301 km from Dakar
About Sédhiou
Sédhiou is a city in Sedhiou, Senegal with a population of 31,511. It is the 38th largest of the 65 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Senegal, and the 17,256th largest worldwide. It lies 301 km from Dakar.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Sedhiou
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
12.708, -15.557
Record updated
14 April 2026
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.