City profile · Senegal · Africa
Vélingara
Kolda · Senegal
City population
45,431
#28
in Senegal
#2
in Kolda
#12,444
worldwide
13.150, -14.117 · 398 km from Dakar
About Vélingara
Vélingara is a city in Kolda, Senegal with a population of 45,431. It is the 28th largest of the 65 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Senegal, and the 12,444th largest worldwide. It lies 398 km from Dakar.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kolda
Rank in region
#2of 4
Elevation
50 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Dakar
Coordinates
13.150, -14.117
Record updated
2025-05-27
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.