Ouakam

Ouakam
Commune d'arrondissement
Ouakam location
Ouakam location
Country Senegal
RegionDakar Region
DepartmentDakar Department
Area
 • Total
5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
74,692
 • Density15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Ouakam is a commune d'arrondissement in the city of Dakar, Senegal. The commune is the birthplace of French politicians Ségolène Royal and Rama Yade and Senegalese writer and politician Birago Diop. Ouakam is one of the four original Lebou villages of the Cap-Vert Peninsula, along with Yoff, Ngor, and Hann.[1]

  1. ^ "Why the name: Dakar?". African Heritage. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2016-10-05.