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Yoff
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Coordinates: 14°46′N 17°28′W / 14.767°N 17.467°W / 14.767; -17.467
CountryYoff Senegal
RegionDakar Region
Area
 • Total15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total89,442
 • Density6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Yoff (Wolof: Yoof; French: Yoff) is a town (commune d'arrondissement), part of the city (commune) of Dakar, located in Senegal. It lies north of downtown Dakar and immediately north of Dakar Airport (Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport). The town is built along the broad beach at Yoff Bay. According to the 2014 census, the population of Yoff is 89,442 inhabitants. Yoff is one of the four original Lebou villages of the Cap-Vert Peninsula, along with Hann, Ngor, and Ouakam.[1]

  1. ^ "Why the name: Dakar?". African Heritage. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2016-10-13.

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