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The 11 Regions of Senegal are subdivided into 35 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 11 ''régions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') which elect administrative officers.^[1]
In 2006, the new department of Koungheul Department was created as a division of Kaolack Department.^[2]
The departments are listed below, by region:
==Dakar Region==


★ Dakar

★ Guédiawaye

★ Pikine

★ Rufisque
==Diourbel Region==


★ Bambey

★ Diourbel

★ Mbacké
==Fatick Region==


★ Fatick

★ Foundiougne

★ Gossas
==Kaolack Region==


★ Kaffrine

★ Kaolack

★ Koungheul

★ Nioro du Rip
==Kolda Region==


★ Kolda

★ Sédhiou

★ Vélingara
==Louga Region==


★ Kébémer

★ Linguère

★ Louga
==Matam Region==


★ Kanel

★ Matam

★ Ranérou Ferlo
==Saint-Louis Region==


★ Dagana

★ Podor

★ Saint-Louis
==Tambacounda Region==


★ Bakel

★ Kédougou

★ Tambacounda
==Thiès Region==


★ M'bour

★ Thiès

★ Tivaouane
==Ziguinchor Region==


★ Bignona

★ Oussouye

★ Ziguinchor

Contents

See also

References

See also

★ Regions of Senegal

★ Arrondissements of Senegal

References

1. List of current local elected officials from Union des ''Associations d’ Elus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal''. See also the law creating current local government structures: Code des collectivités locales, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.
2. See Département de Koungheul at fr:wiki.
« Décentralisation - Koungheul érigé en département : Totale satisfaction des populations » (article du 19 octobre 2006, ''Le Quotidien'')

« Le nouveau préfet, Ousmane Kane, installé à Koungheul » (article du ''Soleil'', 26 avril 2007)


★ List of administrative divisions in Senegal

★ [http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/infos.php?id_esp=1&id_info=6&type=info ''Collectivités locales'' from Republic of Senegal Government site, ''l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE)''.

★ Map of main subdivisions and more detailed maps on subdivisions

★ Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements, décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002.

★ Code des collectivités locales, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.

★ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2862.htm

★ http://www.geohive.com/cd/link.php?xml=sn&xsl=neo1