Град Дакар се намира в региона [[Дакар (регион)|Дакар]], един от 14-те региона в страната. Регионът обхваща освен града и още три департамента, като територията му съвпада приблизително с градската агломерация на Дакар.
Since the administrative reforms of 1996, the ''régions'' of Senegal, which until then were merely local administrative structures of the central state, have been turned into full-fledged political units, with democratically elected regional councils, and regional presidents. They were given extensive powers, and manage economic development, transportation, or environmental protection issues at the regional level, thus coordinating the actions of the communes below them.
