Wake Forest , North Carolina - wikipedia Wake Forest , North Carolina Jump to : navigation , search Wake Forest , North Carolina Town Location in Wake County and the state of North Carolina . Coordinates : 35 ° 58 ′ 24 '' N 78 ° 31 ′ 8 '' W  /  35.97333 ° N 78.51889 ° W  / 35.97333 ; - 78.51889 Coordinates : 35 ° 58 ′ 24 '' N 78 ° 31 ′ 8 '' W  /  35.97333 ° N 78.51889 ° W  / 35.97333 ; - 78.51889 Country United States State North Carolina Counties Wake , Franklin Incorporated 1880 Government Mayor Vivian A. Jones Area Total 15.2 sq mi ( 39.4 km ) Land 15.1 sq mi ( 39.1 km ) Water 0.1 sq mi ( 0.3 km ) Elevation 387 ft ( 118 m ) Population ( 2010 ) Total 30,117 Estimate ( 2016 ) 40,112 Density 2,000 / sq mi ( 760 / km ) Time zone Eastern ( EST ) ( UTC − 5 ) Summer ( DST ) EST ( UTC − 4 ) ZIP Codes 27587 -- 27588 Area code ( s ) 919 , 984 FIPS code 37 - 70540 GNIS feature ID 1023094 Website www.wakeforestnc.gov Wake Forest is a town in Franklin and Wake counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina ; located almost entirely in Wake County , it lies just north of the state capital , Raleigh . The population was 30,117 at the 2010 census , up from 12,588 at the 2000 census . The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city 's population to be 34,752 as of July 1 , 2013 . In 2007 , the town was listed by Forbes magazine as the 20th fastest growing suburb in America , with a 73.2 percent increase in population between 2000 and 2006 . Wake Forest was the original home of Wake Forest University for 122 years before it moved to Winston - Salem in 1956 . The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Wake Forest as a part of the Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area , which has a population of 1,998,808 as of U.S. Census 2012 Population Estimates . Effective June 6 , 2003 the Office of Management and Budget redefined the Federal Statistical Areas and dismantled what had been for decades the Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill , MSA and split them into two separate MSAs even though the region still functions as a single metropolitan area . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 2 Government 3 Geography 3.1 Climate 4 Demographics 5 Education 5.1 Primary and secondary education 5.2 Higher learning 6 Culture 6.1 Historical locations 6.2 Library 7 Parks and recreation 8 Transportation 8.1 Passenger 8.2 Roads 9 Media 9.1 Magazine 9.2 On air 9.3 Newspaper 9.4 Online only 10 References 11 External links History ( edit ) In 1832 , Dr. Calvin Jones , originally from New England , bought 615 acres ( 2.49 km ) of forested land in Wake County , North Carolina . The sparsely populated area became known as the Forest of Wake , or Wake Forest . Jones sold his farm to the North Carolina Baptist Convention for $2,000 , who opened the Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute , later Wake Forest College , on the site . The Raleigh & Gaston Railroad , completed in 1840 , established a depot in nearby Forestville that stimulated the school and surrounding village . College leaders convinced the railroad to move the depot even closer to the college in 1874 , leading to more economic development . This community was incorporated as the `` Town of Wake Forest College '' in 1880 . In 1909 , the word `` College '' was removed from the name of the town . The college moved to the much larger city of Winston - Salem in 1956 . Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary began offering classes on the original campus of Wake Forest University in 1950 , and occupied the entire campus when the university completed its move . Government ( edit ) Wake Forest operates under the Council - Manager form of government . The citizens elect a Mayor and Board of Commissioners as the town 's governing body . The Town Manager is appointed by the Board to serve as the chief operating officer administering all municipal affairs . The current mayor is Vivian A. Jones ( term expires 2017 ) , and current council members include Greg Harrington ( 2019 ) , Brian Pate ( 2019 ) , Anne Reeve ( 2019 ) , Margaret Stinnett ( 2017 ) , and Jim Thompson ( 2017 ) . A new town hall facility opened in downtown Wake Forest in September 2010 , and was LEED Platinum certified in November 2011 . All town departments are housed in the facility , except police ( which has its own building nearby ) and public works . Geography ( edit ) Wake Forest is located at 35 ° 58 ′ 24 '' N 78 ° 31 ′ 8 '' W  /  35.97333 ° N 78.51889 ° W  / 35.97333 ; - 78.51889 ( 35.973289 , - 78.518789 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 15.2 square miles ( 39.4 km ) . 15.1 square miles ( 39.1 km ) of it is land and 0.1 square miles ( 0.3 km ) of it ( 0.80 % ) is water . Wake Forest is located in the northeast central region of North Carolina , where the North American Piedmont and Atlantic Coastal Plain regions meet . This area is known as the `` fall line '' because it marks the elevation inland at which waterfalls begin to appear in creeks and rivers . Its central Piedmont location situates Wake Forest about three hours by car west of Atlantic Beach , North Carolina , and four hours east of the Great Smoky Mountains . Climate ( edit ) Wake Forest enjoys a moderate subtropical climate , with moderate temperatures in the spring , fall , and winter . Summers are typically hot with high humidity . Winter highs generally range in the low 50s ° F ( 10 to 13 ° C ) with lows in the low - to - mid 30s ° F ( - 2 to 2 ° C ) , although an occasional 60 ° F ( 15 ° C ) or warmer winter day is not uncommon . Spring and fall days usually reach the low - to - mid 70s ° F ( low 20s ° C ) , with lows at night in the lower 50s ° F ( 10 to 14 ° C ) . Summer daytime highs often reach the upper 80s to low 90s ° F ( 29 to 35 ° C ) . The rainiest months are July and August . Demographics ( edit ) Historical population Census Pop . % ± 1880 456 -- 1890 858 88.2 % 1900 823 − 4.1 % 1910 1,443 75.3 % 1920 1,425 − 1.2 % 1930 1,536 7.8 % 1940 1,562 1.7 % 1950 3,704 137.1 % 1960 2,664 − 28.1 % 1970 3,148 18.2 % 1980 3,780 20.1 % 5,769 52.6 % 2000 12,588 118.2 % 30,117 139.3 % Est. 2016 40,112 33.2 % U.S. Decennial Census 2013 estimate As of the 2000 census , there were 12,588 people , 4,617 households , and 3,407 families residing in Wake Forest . The population density was 1,614.4 inhabitants per square mile ( 623.1 / km2 ) . There were 5,091 housing units at an average density of 652.9 per square mile ( 252.0 / km2 ) . The racial makeup of the town was 79.63 % White , 15.78 % African American , 0.21 % Native American , 2.03 % Asian , 0.01 % Pacific Islander , 0.78 % from other races , and 1.56 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08 % of the population . There were 4,617 households out of which 41.7 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 60.3 % were married couples living together , 10.7 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 26.2 % were non-families. 20.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11 . In the town , the population was spread out with 29.7 % under the age of 18 , 7.4 % from 18 to 24 , 39.3 % from 25 to 44 , 15.8 % from 45 to 64 , and 7.9 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 32 years . For every 100 females there were 91.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 89.0 males . The median income for a household in the town was $52,307 , and the median income for a family was $60,408 . Males had a median income of $45,630 versus $30,205 for females . The per capita income for the town was $22,746 . About 6.3 % of families and 8.8 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.7 % of those under age 18 and 15.7 % of those age 65 or over . Education ( edit ) Primary and secondary education ( edit ) The town is served by nine public schools which are administered by the Wake County Public School System . Public schools include : Heritage Elementary School Jones Dairy Elementary School Wake Forest Elementary School Richland Creek Elementary School ( opened August 2012 ) Heritage Middle School Wake Forest Middle School Heritage High School ( Wake Forest , North Carolina ) ( opened August 2010 ) Wake Forest High School Charter schools include Franklin Academy ( K - 12 ) , Endeavor Charter School ( K - 8 ) , and Envision Science Academy ( K - 8 ) . Private schools include Thales Academy , All Saints Academy , and Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic School , serving grades K - 8 . Wake Forest is also home to two Montessori schools , Wake Forest Montessori and Montessori Children 's House of Wake Forest . Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Higher learning ( edit ) Wake Technical Community College is an area two - year college with a north campus on Louisburg Road in Raleigh . Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention . It began offering classes in 1950 on the original campus of Wake Forest University and is commonly known by its acronym , SEBTS . Culture ( edit ) Historical locations ( edit ) The DuBois Center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The W.E.B. DuBois School opened in 1926 for the African - American community in Wake Forest before racial segregation ceased in 1971 . After the school outgrew the facility and moved to a new location , the building was vacant for a decade until the DuBois Alumni Association purchased the building and made it into a community center . Other listings in or near Wake Forest on the National Register of Historic Places are the Bailey - Estes House , Downtown Wake Forest Historic District , Glen Royall Mill Village Historic District , Lea Laboratory , Oakforest , Powell House , Purefoy - Chappell House and Outbuildings , Purefoy - Dunn Plantation , Rock Cliff Farm , Royall Cotton Mill Commissary , South Brick House , Thompson House , Wake Forest Historic District , Wakefield Dairy Complex , and Wakefields . Wake Forest Historical Museum , also known as the Calvin Jones Historical House , was built in 1820 and was the residence of the first president of Wake Forest College and the center of activities that took place at the school . The museum displays the history of the town of Wake Forest as well as Wake Forest University . The house contains collections of photos , books , college publications , furniture , documents , professors ' writings , and medical , law and sports memorabilia . Library ( edit ) The Wake County Public Library System operates a branch in Wake Forest . Parks and Recreation ( edit ) Wake Forest is home to the Falls Lake State Recreation Area . Falls Lake Park contains the 12,000 - acre ( 49 km ) Falls Lake and 26,000 acres ( 110 km ) of woodlands . Wake Forest is served by ten parks and community centers . They include the following : Plummer Park Joyner Park Tyler Run Park Holding Park and Wake Forest Community House J.B. Flaherty Park Taylor Street Park and Alton Massenburg Center Ailey Young Park H.L. Miller Park Kiwanis Park Smith Creek Soccer Center Transportation ( edit ) Passenger ( edit ) Air : Wake Forest is served by Raleigh - Durham International Airport , which is located 20 miles ( 32 km ) southwest of the town in northwestern Wake County . Interstate Highway : Wake Forest can be accessed by I - 85 and I - 40 . The town is located to the east of I - 85 and north of I - 40 . Wake Forest is not served directly by passenger trains . Amtrak serves nearby Raleigh . Local bus : The Triangle Transit Authority operates buses that serve the region and connect to municipal bus systems in Raleigh , Durham , and Chapel Hill . Roads ( edit ) Wake Forest is located off US 1 ( also known as Capital Boulevard in northern Wake County ) , a major north - south U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States . Other highways that run through the area include NC 96 and NC 98 . Media ( edit ) Magazine ( edit ) 27587 MAGAZINE is a glossy quarterly led by a group of creative journalists . The magazine , which debuted in 2014 , has a readership of nearly 30,000 and is distributed free at new - home developments , offices , points of interest , supermarkets , RDU airport , and via direct mail . Full issues may be read at 27587magazine.com ( there is a lag of several weeks before the current issue is released online ) . On air ( edit ) WCPE - FM , located in Wake Forest , is a classical music station that provides its programming over the air , via the Internet , and via C - band and Ku - band satellite . Newspaper ( edit ) The town 's independently - owned community newspaper , The Wake Weekly , has an average circulation of more than 8,400 copies per week . Online only ( edit ) Wake Forest News is the fifth best newspaper in town and prides themselves in putting an entertaining and hopefully humorous spin on local Wake Forest news . They proudly stand behind their motto , `` Half our news is fit to print '' . Wake Forest Today is the town 's first digital daily news portal . It is an online news source that covers local news and events that are important to Wake Forest and the surrounding area and is totally responsive on all digital devices . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` 2010 Census Redistricting Data ( Public Law 94 - 171 ) Summary File '' . American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . 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Six Degrees of Separation ( film ) - wikipedia Six Degrees of Separation ( film ) Jump to : navigation , search For other uses , see Six degrees ( disambiguation ) . Six Degrees of Separation Theatrical release poster Directed by Fred Schepisi Produced by Arnon Milchan Screenplay by John Guare Based on Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare Starring Stockard Channing Will Smith Donald Sutherland Mary Beth Hurt Bruce Davison Ian McKellen Music by Jerry Goldsmith Cinematography Ian Baker Edited by Peter Honess Production company Regency Enterprises Distributed by Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Release date December 8 , 1993 ( 1993 - 12 - 08 ) Running time 112 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $15 million Box office $6.4 million Six Degrees of Separation is a 1993 American comedy - drama film directed by Fred Schepisi , adapted from the Pulitzer Prize - nominated John Guare play of the same name . The plot of the film was inspired by the real - life story of David Hampton , a con man and robber who managed to convince a number of people in the 1980s that he was the son of actor Sidney Poitier . The writer John Guare was a friend of Inger McCabe Elliott and her husband Osborn Elliott . In October 1983 , Hampton came to the Elliott 's New York apartment and they allowed him to spend the night . The next morning , Inger found Hampton in bed with another man and later called the police . The Elliotts told Guare about the story and it inspired him to write the play years later . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 Awards 5 References 6 See also 7 External links Plot ( edit ) Fifth Avenue socialite Ouisa Kittredge ( Stockard Channing ) and her art dealer husband Flan ( Donald Sutherland ) are parents of `` two at Harvard and a girl at Groton '' . But the narrow world inhabited by the Kittredges and their public status as people interested in the arts make them easy prey for Paul ( Will Smith ) . Paul , a skillful con - artist , mysteriously appears at their door one night , injured and bleeding , claiming to be a close college friend of their Ivy League kids , as well as the son of Sidney Poitier . Ouisa and Flan are much impressed by Paul 's fine taste , keen wit , articulate literary expositions and surprising culinary skill . His appealing facade soon has the Kittredges putting him up , lending him money and taking satisfaction in his praise for their posh lifestyle . Paul 's scheme continues until , after he brings home a hustler , his actual indigence is revealed . The shocked Kittredges kick him out when it is revealed that they are but the most recent victims of the duplicity with which Paul has charmed his way into many upper - crust homes along the Upper East Side . Paul 's schemes become highbrow - legend , anecdotal accounts which are bantered about at their cocktail parties . In the end , Paul has a profound effect on the many individuals who encounter him , linking them in their shared experience . Cast ( edit ) Stockard Channing as Louisa `` Ouisa '' Kittredge Will Smith as Paul Donald Sutherland as Flan Kittredge Ian McKellen as Geoffrey Miller Mary Beth Hurt as Kitty Heather Graham as Elizabeth Bruce Davison as Larkin Richard Masur as Dr. Fine Anthony Michael Hall as Trent Conway Eric Thal as Rick Anthony Rapp as Ben Oz Perkins as Woodrow ( `` Woody '' ) Kittredge ( as Osgood Perkins II ) Catherine Kellner as Talbot ( `` Tess '' ) Kittredge J.J. Abrams as Doug ( as Jeffrey Abrams ) Kitty Carlisle as Mrs. Bannister Reception ( edit ) The film has an approval rating of 88 % at Rotten Tomatoes based on 32 reviews . The site 's consensus reads : `` Though it betrays its theatrical roots , Six Degrees of Separation largely succeeds thanks to astute direction and fine performances -- particularly from an against - type Will Smith . '' It was also actress Stockard Channing 's most successful film since 1978 's Grease . Awards ( edit ) 1994 Academy Award for Best Actress Nomination -- Stockard Channing 1994 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nomination -- Stockard Channing References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Plunka , Gene A. ( 2002 ) . The Black Comedy of John Guare . University of Delaware Press . p. 188 . ISBN 9780874137637 . Jump up ^ `` Six Degrees of Separation '' . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` The Pulitzer Prizes '' . Pulitzer.org . Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 19 . Jump up ^ New York Mag The Story of David Hampton accessed 7 - 27 - 2015 Jump up ^ Gerston , Jill ( 6 March 1994 ) . `` Stockard Channing Goes West '' . The New York Times . Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 19 . Jump up ^ Rotten Tomatoes ^ Jump up to : `` THE 66th ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS : Best Actress '' . Los Angeles Times . 1994 - 02 - 10 . Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 18 . See also ( edit ) Six Degrees of Separation ( play ) External links ( edit ) Six Degrees of Separation on IMDb Six Degrees of Separation at AllMovie Six Degrees of Separation at the TCM Movie Database Six Degrees of Separation at Rotten Tomatoes Six Degrees of Separation at Box Office Mojo ( hide ) Films directed by Fred Schepisi Libido ( 1973 ) The Devil 's Playground ( 1976 ) The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith ( 1978 ) Barbarosa ( 1982 ) Iceman ( 1984 ) Plenty ( 1985 ) Roxanne ( 1987 ) Evil Angels ( 1988 ) The Russia House ( 1990 ) Mr. Baseball ( 1992 ) Six Degrees of Separation ( 1993 ) I.Q. 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Dakar - wikipedia Dakar Jump to : navigation , search For other uses , see Dakar ( disambiguation ) . Not to be confused with Dhaka . Dakar Place de l'Indépendance Coat of arms City of Dakar , divided into 19 communes d'arrondissement Dakar Location within Senegal Coordinates : 14 ° 41 ′ 34 '' N 17 ° 26 ′ 48 '' W  /  14.69278 ° N 17.44667 ° W  / 14.69278 ; - 17.44667 Coordinates : 14 ° 41 ′ 34 '' N 17 ° 26 ′ 48 '' W  /  14.69278 ° N 17.44667 ° W  / 14.69278 ; - 17.44667 Country Senegal Région Dakar Département Dakar Settled 15th century Communes d'arrondissement 19 ( show ) Cambérène Parcelles Assaines Pattie d'Oies Hann Bel - Air Dieuppeul Derklé HLM Biscuiterie Grand Dakar Plateau Médina Fass - Gueule Tapée - Colobane Fann Point - E Mermoz - Sacré - Coeur Ouakam Yoff Ngor Liberté Grand - Yoff Cape Verde Peninsula Government Mayor Khalifa Sall ( 2009 ) ( BSS / PS ) Area City 83 km ( 32 sq mi ) Elevation 22 m ( 72 ft ) Population ( 2013 estimate ) City 1,146,053 Density 12,510 / km ( 32,400 / sq mi ) Metro 2,452,656 Metro density 4,484 / km ( 11,610 / sq mi ) Data here are for the administrative Dakar région , which matches almost exactly the limits of the metropolitan area Time zone GMT ( UTC + 0 ) Website villededakar.org The 10 Worst Cities in the World Dakar ( English : / dɑːˈkɑːr , ˈdækər / ; French : ( dakaʁ ) ) is the capital and largest city of Senegal . It is located on the Cap - Vert peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city in the Old World as well as on the African mainland . The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594 , whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 2.45 million . The area around Dakar was settled in the 15th century . The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap - Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade . France took over the island in 1677 . Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century , Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire . In 1902 , Dakar replaced Saint - Louis as the capital of French West Africa . From 1959 to 1960 , Dakar was the capital of the short - lived Mali Federation . In 1960 , it became the capital of the independent Republic of Senegal . Dakar is home to multiple national and regional banks as well as numerous international organizations . From 1978 to 2007 , it was also the traditional finishing point of the Dakar Rally . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 1.1 Colonial history 1.2 Recent history 2 Sports 3 Geography and climate 4 Administration and daily life 5 Notable places 6 Notable Dakarian natives and Dakar residents 7 International relations 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External links History ( edit ) See also : Timeline of Dakar Colonial History ( edit ) The Cap - Vert peninsula was settled no later than the 15th century , by the Lebou people , an aquacultural ethnic group related to the neighboring Wolof and Sereer . The original villages : Ouakam , Ngor , Yoff and Hann , still constitute distinctively Lebou neighborhoods of the city today . In 1444 , the Portuguese reached the Bay of Dakar , initially as slave - raiders . Peaceful contact was finally opened in 1456 by Diogo Gomes , and the bay was subsequently referred to as the `` Angra de Bezeguiche '' ( after the name of the local ruler ) . The bay of `` Bezeguiche '' would go on to serve as a critical stop for the Portuguese India Armadas of the early 16th century , where large fleets would routinely stop , both on their outward and return journeys from India , to repair , collect fresh water from the rivulets and wells along the Cap - Vert shore and trade for provisions with the local people for their remaining voyage . ( It was famously during one of these stops , in 1501 , where the Florentine navigator Amerigo Vespucci began to construct his `` New World '' hypothesis about America . ) The Portuguese eventually founded a settlement on the island of Gorée ( then known as the island of Bezeguiche or Palma ) , which by 1536 they began to use as a base for slave exportation . The mainland of Cap - Vert , however , was under control of the Jolof Empire , as part of the western province of Cayor which seceded from Jolof in its own right in 1549 . A new Lebou village , called Ndakaaru , was established directly across from Gorée in the 17th century to service the European trading factory with food and drinking water . Gorée was captured by the United Netherlands in 1588 , which gave it its present name ( spelled Goeree , after Goeree - Overflakkee in the Netherlands ) . The island was to switch hands between the Portuguese and Dutch several more times before falling to the English under Admiral Robert Holmes on January 23 , 1664 , and finally to the French in 1677 . Though under continuous French administration since , métis families , descended from Dutch and French traders and African wives , dominated the slave trade . The infamous `` House of Slaves '' was built at Gorée in 1776 . In 1795 , the Lebou of Cape Verde revolted against Cayor rule . A new theocratic state , subsequently called the `` Lebou Republic '' by the French , was established under the leadership of the Diop , a Muslim clerical family originally from Koki in Cayor . The capital of the republic was established at Ndakaaru . In 1857 the French established a military post at Ndakaaru ( which they called `` Dakar '' ) and annexed the Lebou Republic , though its institutions continued to function nominally . The Serigne ( also spelled Sëriñ , `` Lord '' ) of Ndakaaru is still recognized as the traditional political authority of the Lebou by the Senegalese State today . The slave trade was abolished by France in February 1794 . However , Napoleon reinstated it in May 1802 , then finally abolished it permanently in March 1815 . Despite Napoleon 's abolition , a clandestine slave trade continued at Gorée until 1848 , when it was abolished throughout all French territories . To replace trade in slaves , the French promoted peanut cultivation on the mainland . As the peanut trade boomed , tiny Gorée Island , whose population had grown to 6,000 residents , proved ineffectual as a port . Traders from Gorée decided to move to the mainland and a `` factory '' with warehouses was established in Rufisque in 1840 . A public water well , 1899 . Large public expenditure for infrastructure was allocated by the colonial authorities to Dakar 's development . The port facilities were improved with jetties , a telegraph line was established along the coast to Saint - Louis and the Dakar - Saint - Louis railway was completed in 1885 , at which point the city became an important base for the conquest of the western Sudan . Dakar in 1850 . Dakar in 1888 . Dakar Entrepôt . ca . 1900 Gorée , including Dakar , was recognised as a French commune in 1872 . Dakar itself was split off from Gorée as a separate commune in 1887 . The citizens of the city elected their own mayor and municipal council and helped send an elected representative to the National Assembly in Paris . Dakar replaced Saint - Louis as the capital of French West Africa in 1902 . A second major railroad , the Dakar - Niger built from 1906 -- 1923 , linked Dakar to Bamako and consolidated the city 's position at the head of France 's West African empire . In 1929 , the commune of Gorée Island , now with only a few hundred inhabitants , was merged into Dakar . Urbanization during the colonial period was marked by forms of racial and social segregation -- often expressed in terms of health and hygiene -- which continue to structure the city today . Following a plague epidemic in 1914 , the authorities forced most of the African population out of old neighborhoods , or `` Plateau '' , and into a new quarter , called Médina , separated from it by a `` sanitary cordon '' . As first occupants of the land , the Lebou inhabitants of the city successfully resisted this expropriation . They were supported by Blaise Diagne , the first African to be elected Deputy to the National Assembly . Nonetheless , the Plateau thereafter became an administrative , commercial , and residential district increasingly reserved for Europeans and served as model for similar exclusionary administrative enclaves in French Africa 's other colonial capitals ( Bamako , Conakry , Abidjan , Brazzaville ) . Meanwhile , the Layene Sufi order , established by Seydina Mouhammadou Limamou Laye , was thriving among the Lebou in Yoff and in a new village called Cambérène . Since independence , urbanization has sprawled eastward past Pikine , a commuter suburb whose population ( 2001 est. 1,200,000 ) is greater than that of Dakar proper , to Rufisque , creating a conurbation of almost 3 million ( over a quarter of the national population ) . In its colonial heyday Dakar was one of the major cities of the French Empire , comparable to Hanoi or Beirut . French trading firms established branch offices there and industrial investments ( mills , breweries , refineries , canneries ) were attracted by its port and rail facilities . It was also strategically important to France , which maintained an important naval base and coaling station in its harbor and which integrated it into its earliest air force and airmail circuits , most notably with the legendary Mermoz airfield ( no longer extant ) . Recent History ( edit ) During the Battle of Dakar , which took place off the coast of Dakar on September 23 -- 25 , 1940 , the British navy attempted to rally the colonial administration in Dakar to the Allied cause and detach it from Vichy . In November 1944 West African conscripts of the French army mutinied against poor conditions at the Thiaroye camp , on the outskirts of the city . The mutiny was seen as an indictment of the colonial system and constituted a watershed for the nationalist movement . Dakar was the capital of the short - lived Mali Federation from 1959 to 1960 , after which it became the capital of Senegal . The poet , philosopher and first President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor tried to transform Dakar into the `` Sub-Saharan African Athens '' ( l'Athènes de l'Afrique subsaharienne ) , as his vision was for it . Dakar is a major financial center , home to a dozen national and regional banks ( including the BCEAO which manages the unified West African CFA currency ) , and to numerous international organizations , NGOs and international research centers . Dakar has a large Lebanese community ( concentrated in the import - export sector ) that dates to the 1920s , a community of Moroccan business people , as well as Mauritanian , Cape Verdean , and Guinean communities . The city is home to as many as 20,000 French expatriates . France still maintains an air force base at Yoff and the French fleet is serviced in Dakar 's port . Beginning 1978 and until 2007 , Dakar was frequently the ending point of the Dakar Rally . The rally brought worldwide attention to the poverty of Senegal and Dakar . Sports ( edit ) Sports club AS Douanes are based in Sicap - Liberté , they currently play in the Senegal Premier League and previously won the 2014 -- 15 Ligue 1 ( Senegal ) season . Geography and climate ( edit ) View of Dakar from Earth Orbit The Dakarois climate is generally warm . Dakar has a hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification : BSh ) , with a short rainy season and a lengthy dry season . Dakar 's rainy season lasts from July to October while the dry season covers the remaining eight months . The city sees approximately 495 mm ( 19.5 in ) of precipitation per year . Dakar between December and May is usually pleasantly warm with daily temperatures around 24 -- 27 ° C ( 75 -- 81 ° F ) . Nights during this time of the year are comfortable , some 17 -- 20 ° C ( 63 -- 68 ° F ) . However , between May and November the city becomes decidedly warmer with daily highs reaching 29 -- 31 ° C ( 84 -- 88 ° F ) and night lows a little bit above 23 -- 24 ° C ( 73 -- 75 ° F ) . Notwithstanding this hotter season Dakar 's weather is far from being as hot as that of African cities inland , such as Niamey and N'Djamena , where temperatures hover above 36 ° C ( 97 ° F ) for much of the year . Dakar is cooled year - round by sea breezes . ( hide ) Climate data for Dakar , Senegal ( 1981 - 2010 ) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° C ( ° F ) 39.6 ( 103.3 ) 38.7 ( 101.7 ) 40.4 ( 104.7 ) 38.4 ( 101.1 ) 36.2 ( 97.2 ) 36.6 ( 97.9 ) 36.9 ( 98.4 ) 35.0 ( 95 ) 36.2 ( 97.2 ) 39.3 ( 102.7 ) 40.3 ( 104.5 ) 39.5 ( 103.1 ) 40.4 ( 104.7 ) Average high ° C ( ° F ) 25.3 ( 77.5 ) 25.2 ( 77.4 ) 25.4 ( 77.7 ) 25.0 ( 77 ) 26.0 ( 78.8 ) 28.6 ( 83.5 ) 30.0 ( 86 ) 30.3 ( 86.5 ) 30.7 ( 87.3 ) 31.0 ( 87.8 ) 29.8 ( 85.6 ) 27.4 ( 81.3 ) 27.9 ( 82.2 ) Average low ° C ( ° F ) 18.3 ( 64.9 ) 18.0 ( 64.4 ) 18.5 ( 65.3 ) 19.2 ( 66.6 ) 20.7 ( 69.3 ) 23.5 ( 74.3 ) 25.1 ( 77.2 ) 25.3 ( 77.5 ) 25.2 ( 77.4 ) 25.3 ( 77.5 ) 23.3 ( 73.9 ) 21.0 ( 69.8 ) 22.0 ( 71.6 ) Record low ° C ( ° F ) 11.0 ( 51.8 ) 10.7 ( 51.3 ) 10.9 ( 51.6 ) 14.0 ( 57.2 ) 15.4 ( 59.7 ) 17.0 ( 62.6 ) 17.2 ( 63 ) 20.0 ( 68 ) 20.0 ( 68 ) 17.2 ( 63 ) 17.0 ( 62.6 ) 12.4 ( 54.3 ) 10.7 ( 51.3 ) Average rainfall mm ( inches ) 1.0 ( 0.039 ) 2.0 ( 0.079 ) 0.3 ( 0.012 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.1 ( 0.004 ) 14.0 ( 0.551 ) 51.0 ( 2.008 ) 154.0 ( 6.063 ) 133.0 ( 5.236 ) 26.0 ( 1.024 ) 9.2 ( 0.362 ) 1.0 ( 0.039 ) 391.6 ( 15.417 ) Average rainy days 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.4 3.0 8.0 15.0 12.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 47.6 Average relative humidity ( % ) 68 74 77 81 81 80 78 81 83 80 72 68 77 Mean monthly sunshine hours 244.9 245.8 276.0 288.0 291.4 252.0 232.5 223.2 219.0 257.3 249.0 238.7 3,017.8 Percent possible sunshine 70 74 74 74 73 65 58 57 60 70 73 69 68.1 Source # 1 : Pogoda.ru.net Source # 2 : Spiegel Online Wetter Dakar mean sea temperature Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 22.7 ° C ( 72.9 ° F ) 20.6 ° C ( 69.1 ° F ) 19.9 ° C ( 67.8 ° F ) 20.7 ° C ( 69.3 ° F ) 22.7 ° C ( 72.9 ° F ) 26.3 ° C ( 79.3 ° F ) 27.6 ° C ( 81.7 ° F ) 28.4 ° C ( 83.1 ° F ) 28.7 ° C ( 83.7 ° F ) 28.5 ° C ( 83.3 ° F ) 27.0 ° C ( 80.6 ° F ) 24.7 ° C ( 76.5 ° F ) Administration and daily life ( edit ) Market street in the working class Gueule Tapée quarter Typical souvenirs in the street market The city of Dakar is a commune ( also sometimes known as commune de ville ) , one of the some 125 communes of Senegal . The commune of Dakar was created by the French colonial administration on June 17 , 1887 by detaching it from the commune of Gorée . The commune of Gorée , created in 1872 , was itself one of the oldest Western - style municipalities in Africa ( along with the municipalities of Algeria and South Africa ) . The commune of Dakar has been in continuous existence since 1887 , being preserved by the new state of Senegal after independence in 1960 , although its limits have varied considerably over time . The limits of the commune of Dakar have been unchanged since 1983 . The commune of Dakar is ruled by a democratically elected municipal council ( conseil municipal ) serving five years , and a mayor elected by the municipal council . There have been 20 mayors in Dakar since 1887 . The first black mayor was Blaise Diagne , mayor of Dakar from 1924 to 1934 . The longest serving mayor was Mamadou Diop , mayor for 18 years between 1984 and 2002 . The commune of Dakar is also a department , one of the 45 departments of Senegal . This situation is quite similar to Paris , which is both a commune and a department . However , contrary to French departments , departments in Senegal have no political power ( no departmental assembly ) , and are merely local administrative structures of the central state , in charge of carrying out some administrative services as well as controlling the activities of the communes within the department . The department of Dakar is divided into four arrondissements : Almadies , Grand Dakar , Parcelles Assainies ( which literally means `` drained lots '' ; this is the most populous arrondissement of Dakar ) , and Plateau / Gorée ( downtown Dakar ) . These arrondissements are quite different from the arrondissements of Paris , being merely local administrative structures of the central state , like the Senegalese departments , and are thus more comparable to French departmental arrondissements . Residential street in the upscale Mermoz quarter The Assemblée nationale on the Plateau , the heart of old Dakar In 1996 a massive reform of the administrative and political divisions of Senegal was voted by the Parliament of Senegal . The commune of Dakar , whose population approached 1 million inhabitants , was deemed too large and too populated to be properly managed by a central municipality , and thus on August 30 , 1996 Dakar was divided into 19 communes d'arrondissement . These communes d'arrondissement were given extensive powers , and are very much like regular communes . They have more powers than the arrondissements of Paris , and are more akin to the London boroughs . The commune of Dakar was maintained above these 19 communes d'arrondissement , and it coordinates the activities of the communes d'arrondissement , much as Greater London coordinates the activities of the London boroughs . The 19 communes d'arrondissement belong to either of the four arrondissements of Dakar , and the sous - préfet of each arrondissement is in charge of controlling the activities of the communes d'arrondissement in his arrondissement . The commune d'arrondissement of Dakar - Plateau ( 34,626 inhabitants ) , in the arrondissement of Plateau / Gorée , is the historical heart of the city , and most ministries and public administrations are located there . The densest and most populous commune d'arrondissement is Médina ( 136,697 inhabitants ) , in the arrondissement of Plateau / Gorée . The commune d'arrondissement of Yoff ( 55,995 inhabitants ) , in the arrondissement of Almadies , is the largest one , while the smallest one is the commune d'arrondissement of Île de Gorée ( 1,034 inhabitants ) , in the arrondissement of Plateau / Gorée . Dakar is one of the 14 régions of Senegal . The Dakar région encompasses the city of Dakar and all its suburbs along the Cape Verde Peninsula . Its territory is thus roughly the same as the territory of the metropolitan area of Dakar . Since the administrative reforms of 1996 , the régions of Senegal , which until then were merely local administrative structures of the central state , have been turned into full - fledged political units , with democratically elected regional councils , and regional presidents . They were given extensive powers , and manage economic development , transportation , or environmental protection issues at the regional level , thus coordinating the actions of the communes below them . In Senegal the traditional culture is very centred around the idea of family . This even includes the way that they eat . When it is time to eat a typical meal someone will say `` kay lekk '' which means ' come eat ' . Everyone will come together and sit around the plate and eat with their hands . Some famous dishes include Cebbu Jën ( Tiéboudienne ) and Yassa . The etiquette of people in Dakar is very simple but very vital . To not greet someone upon sight is to portray rudeness and oftentimes ignorance . Due to French colonialism the children of Dakar have a unique school system . The school will get a break at about midday and return home to get some rest . Since the population is majority Muslim daily activities such as going to the mosque at noon prayer and attending the mosque on Fridays . Music has a big influence on the youth with famous artists like Daara J Family who use their voice to represent the problems in their communities . Notable places ( edit ) The Dakar Railway Station Village des Arts Musée Théodore Monod Layen Mausoleum Palais Présidentiel Mamelles Lighthouse Chambre de Commerce Place de l'Indépendance Plage de N'gor The Dakar Cathedral African Renaissance Monument Attractions in Dakar include major markets , Dakar Grand Mosque ( built in 1964 ) , Dakar Cathedral , Gorée Island , the IFAN Museum of West African culture , the newly completed African Renaissance Monument is the tallest statue in Africa , clifftop walks and beaches , and Parc de Hann , aka the Senegal Zoo . The town serves as a port and is home to the Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport . It is also the terminus of the Dakar - Niger railroad line , although this no longer functions Dakar used to be the finishing point of the Dakar Rally and is a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities . Cheikh Anta Diop University also known as the University of Dakar , was established in 1957 . Notable dakarian natives and Dakar residents ( edit ) Abdoulaye Diagne - Faye , footballer Akon , R&B singer ( real name - Alioune Thiam ) Baaba Maal , singer and guitarist Boris Diaw , basketball player , Utah Jazz Bouna Coundoul , footballer , Achna FC Cheikh Samb , basketball player , former Los Angeles Clippers DeSagana Diop , basketball player , Charlotte Bobcats Élage Diouf , singer , songwriter and percussionist ( real name - El Hadji Fall Diouf ) Hamady Ndiaye , basketball player Washington Wizards Ibrahim Ba , former footballer Ismaël Lô , singer - songwriter Issa , R&B singer Macoumba Kandji , footballer , Colorado Rapids Mamadou N'Diaye , former basketball player for Auburn University and the Toronto Raptors Mame Biram Diouf , footballer , Stoke City Marc Lièvremont , former rugby player and former head coach of the France national rugby union team Marcel Lefebvre , Founder of the SSPX , Apostolic delegate to Pope Pius XII , and Archbishop of Dakar . Mbaye Diagne , United Nations military observer and hero during the Rwandan genocide Ofeibea Quist - Arcton , foreign correspondent for NPR News Orchestra Baobab Ousmane Barro , basketball player , Marquette University Papa Bouba Diop , former footballer Pape Paté Diouf , football player Papiss Cisse , footballer , Newcastle United Patrice Evra , footballer , Juventus Patrick Vieira , former footballer Ségolène Royal , French politician born in Dakar Tacko Fall , high school basketball player Thione Seck , singer and songwriter Wasis Diop , musician Youssou N'Dour , singer and percussionist Racine Talla , college basketball player , IPFW International relations ( edit ) Main article : List of twin towns and sister cities in Senegal Dakar is twinned with : Ann Arbor , Michigan , United States Baku , Azerbaijan Douala , Cameroon Isfahan , Iran Milan , Italy Oran , Algeria Rangpur , Bangladesh Rosario , Argentina Bissau , Guinea - Bissau Taipei , Taiwan Washington , D.C. , United States References ( edit ) Jump up ^ L'opposant Khalifa Sall élu maire de Dakar . AFP . 2009 - 04 - 19 Jump up ^ climatemps.com Jump up ^ UN Data . Projection based on 2002 census . Jump up ^ `` Dakar - definition of Dakar '' . The Free Dictionary . Retrieved 29 October 2013 . / dəˈkɑːr , dɑːˈkɑːr , ˈdækər / Jump up ^ `` Define Dakar '' . Dictionary.com . Retrieved 29 October 2013 . / dɑːˈkɑːr , ˈdækər / Jump up ^ Dakar pronunciation : How to pronounce Dakar in French , Spanish , Polish Jump up ^ Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie , Government of Senegal . `` '' Situation économique et sociale du Sénégal `` , édition 2005 , page 163 '' ( PDF ) ( in French ) . Archived from the original ( PDF ) on November 18 , 2008 . Retrieved 2007 - 11 - 18 . Jump up ^ Dinis Dias doubled Cap - Vert in 1444 , but it is unclear if he sailed into the bay itself . Álvaro Fernandes anchored at the uninhabited island of Goree and lured and captured two natives off a Lebou fishing canoe before being driven off . The large slaving fleet of Lançarote de Freitas anchored in the bay , but their attempts to reach the mainland shore were fended off by missile fire and took no captives . The subsequent fleets of Estêvão Afonso ( 1446 ) and Valarte ( 1447 ) stopped briefly at Goree , but were also fended off the shores and took no captives . In the aftermath , Prince Henry the Navigator suspended all Portuguese expeditions beyond Cap - Vert for nearly a decade . There are no more recorded attempts until contact was made in 1456 . ( As reported in the 1453 chronicle of Gomes Eanes de Zurara ) Jump up ^ B.W. Diffie and G.D. Winius ( 1977 ) Foundations of the Portuguese empire , 1415 - 1580 Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press , pp. 83 - 85 Jump up ^ A. Teixeira da Mota ( 1946 ) `` A descoberta da Guiné '' , Boletim cultural da Guiné Portuguesa , Vol. 1 . No. 2 ( Apr ) , p. 273 - 326 . ^ Jump up to : A. Teixeira da Mota ( 1968 ) `` Ilha de Santiago e Angra de Bezeguiche , escalas da carreira da India '' , Do tempo e da historia , Lisbon , v. 3 , pp. 141 - 49 . Jump up ^ Vespucci 's letter from Bezeguiche is reproduced in F.A. de Varnhagen ( 1865 ) Amerigo Vespucci , pp. 78 - 82 . Jump up ^ `` Discours de réception de M. Jean - Claude JUNCKER comme membre associé étranger à l'Académie des Sciences morales et politiques '' ( PDF ) ( in French ) . Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2013 - 01 - 23 . Jump up ^ `` Climate Averages for Dakar '' ( in Russian ) . Weather and Climate ( Погода и климат ) . Retrieved 5 May 2016 . Jump up ^ `` Africa , Senegal , Dakar '' . Spiegel Online Wetter . Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` Monthly Dakar water temperature chart '' . Seatemperature.org . Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 05 . Jump up ^ `` Senegal - Language , Culture , Customs and Etiquette '' . www.commisceo-global.com . Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 14 . Jump up ^ `` Hip - hop in Senegal '' . 2015 - 02 - 06 . Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 14 . Jump up ^ Planet , Lonely . `` Attractions in Senegal '' . Lonely Planet . Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 14 . Jump up ^ `` Twin - cities of Azerbaijan '' . Azerbaijans.com . Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 09 . Jump up ^ `` Città Gemellate '' ( in Italian ) . Comune di Milano . Retrieved 6 April 2012 . Jump up ^ `` Town Twinning Agreements '' . Municipalidad de Rosario - Buenos Aires 711 . Retrieved 2014 - 10 - 14 . Jump up ^ `` DC Sister City Agreement '' ( PDF ) . The District of Columbia . Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 6 June 2014 . Retrieved 3 June 2014 . Jump up ^ L. Bigon ( 2009 ) A History of Urban Planning in Two West African Colonial Capitals : Residential Segregation in British Lagos and French Dakar , 1850 - 1930 Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press . Bibliography ( edit ) See also : Bibliography of the history of Dakar External links ( edit ) Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dakar . Senegal portal Media related to Dakar at Wikimedia Commons ( in French ) Dakar official website `` Dakar '' . Encyclopædia Britannica ( 11th ed . ) . 1911 . `` Dakar '' . New International Encyclopedia . 1905 . 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