Keur Massar department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, located at the entrance to the Cap-Vert peninsula, east of Dakar.

History The city was made into a department on 28 May 2021 by President Macky Sall, thus becoming the 46th department of Senegal.

Demographics The department has a population of 760,000 inhabitants (2023 census).

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