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.

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 29,570 inhabitants with a growth rate of 2.25%.