Ngor, Dakar

Ngor
Commune d'arrondissement
Location of Ngor within Dakar
Country	Senegal
Region	Dakar Region
Department	Dakar Department
Area
• Total	4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2013)
• Total	17,383
• Density	3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Website	http://sip.sn/ngor/commune.htm

Ngor (lit. 'honorable' in Wolof)^[1] is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2013 it had a population of 17,383. The westernmost point of the country and the mainland African continent is located in Ngor. Ngor is one of the four original Lebou villages of the Cap-Vert Peninsula, along with Yoff, Hann, and Ouakam.^[2] It includes the small island of Ngor [fr].

Ngor's recorded history dates back to 1550, when migrants from the interior of Senegal including the Walo, Cayor, Jolof (also as Djolof or Wolof) and Baol came into the Cap-Vert peninsula.