Tags: World Heritage Site.
Île de Gorée (i.e. Gorée Island; (French pronunciation: [ildəɡoʁe]) is one of the 19 communes d’arrondissement (i.e. districts) of the city of Dakar Senegal. It is a 0.182 square kilometres (45 acres) island located 2 kilometres (1.1 nmi; 1.2 mi) at sea from the main harbor of Dakar (14°40′0″N 17°24′0″W).Its population as of 31 January 2005 official estimates is 1056 inhabitants giving a density of 5802 inh. per km² (15028 inh. per sq.