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City profile · Senegal · Africa

Touba

Diourbel Region · Senegal
City population
1,120,824
#3
in Senegal
#1
in Diourbel Region
#482
worldwide
DakarTouba
14.862, -15.875 · 170 km from Dakar
City population
1,120,824
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Senegal
#3
of 65 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#482
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Senegal
5.9%
of the national population

About Touba

Ranked 482nd globally, this city holds 1,120,824 residents and accounts for 5.9% of Senegal's population. Located 170 km from Dakar, it is the largest city in Diourbel Region and the third-most populous in the country. Mbaké, with 101,451 residents, lies 9 km away, while Diourbel city, holding 157,554 residents, stands 46 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Senegal
#3of 65
LargestSmallest
Position in Diourbel Region
#1of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Senegal
Region
Diourbel Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Distance to capital
170 km
to Dakar
Elevation
47 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Dakar
Coordinates
14.862, -15.875
Record updated
2025-12-15
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 Senegal

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

9KMMbaké101K people12KMKeur Médoune77K people46KMTiébo100K people46KMDiourbel158K people49KMGossas Village16K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Touba1.12M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Touba compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Touba1.12M

Touba Population FAQ

What is the population of Touba?

Touba has a city population of 1,120,824. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Touba?

Touba is in Diourbel Region, Senegal, 170 km from the capital, Dakar. Its coordinates are 14.862, -15.875.

How big is Touba compared with other cities in Senegal?

It is the 3rd largest of the 65 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Senegal, holding 5.9% of the national population.

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