| Malem Hodar | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and commune |
| Total Type: | Town and commune |
| Pushpin Map: | Senegal |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Senegal |
| Coordinates: | 14.0883°N -15.2944°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Département |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kaffrine |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malem Hodar |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Abdou Ndao |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.837 |
| Elevation M: | 41 |
| Population Total: | 12188 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
Malem Hodar is a town and urban commune in Senegal. It is the principal municipality and administrative centre of the Malem Hodar Department of the Kaffrine Region.
A decree of 1972 led to the creation of rural communities (communautés rurales) in 1976, since when Malem Hodar was elevated in 2008 to an urban commune.
In 2008 Malem Hodar was created an urban commune at the same time as the creation of the département of Malem Hodar, for which it is the administrative centre.[2]
The commune of Malem Hodar is located in the south-east of the arondissement of the same name, covering an area of 625.5 km2 and encompassing 64 villages. The population in 2002 amounted to inhabitants with a growth rate of 2.25%. The rural community density is 47 inhabitants per km2.