Keur Massar, Administrative commune in Pikine Department, Senegal.
Keur Massar is an administrative commune in Pikine Department, positioned at the entrance of the Cap-Vert peninsula. The area is divided into two districts: Keur Massar North and Keur Massar South, organized to serve the expanding population around Dakar.
The commune was established in 1996 and later underwent administrative reorganization when it became a department in 2021. This change reflected the area's rapid growth and the need for better local governance.
The name Keur Massar means "House of the Wool Shepherd" in Wolof, reflecting the place's pastoral roots. This rural heritage still shapes how the area looks and how people live there today.
The Dakar-Diamniadio highway and VDN 3 road connect this area to central Dakar in under 20 minutes. These main routes make it easy to reach from the city center and navigate through.
The area experienced particularly rapid population growth between 2002 and 2013, showing its transformation into a modern suburb of Dakar. This expansion demonstrates how quickly the region around the capital has developed in recent decades.
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