Rufisque

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Rufisque روفيسك
City
Industrial Rufisque, 2006
Rufisque
Coordinates: 14°43′N 17°16′W / 14.717°N 17.267°W / 14.717; -17.267
Country	Senegal
Region	Dakar Region
Population  (2023 census)[1]
• Total	295,459
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Rufisque (Arabic: روفيسك; Wolof: Tëngeéj) is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. It has a population of 295,459 (2023 census).^[1] In the past it was an important port city in its own right, but is now a suburb of Dakar.

Rufisque is also the capital of the department of the same name and lies 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Dakar, the capital of Senegal.