Historic site · Senegal
Gorée Island
Island and district of Dakar, Senegal
About Gorée Island
Île de Gorée is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement (i.e., districts) of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an 18.2-hectare (45-acre) island located two kilometres at sea from the main harbour of Dakar (14°40′N 17°24′W), famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade. Its population as of the 2013 census was 1,680 inhabitants, giving a density of 5,802 inhabitants per square kilometre, which is only half the average density of the city of Dakar. Gorée is both the smallest and the least populated of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of Dakar.
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Where is Gorée Island?
Gorée Island is in Senegal. The nearest city is Dakar, about 6 km away.
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