Departments of Senegal 2892000 215321659 2008-05-27T18:11:21Z RussBot 279219 Robot-assisted fix [[WP:DPL|links to disambiguation page]] Department {{Politics of Senegal}} [[Image:Senegal departments.png|thumb|left|350px|Departments of Senegal]] The 11 [[Regions of Senegal]] are subdivided into 35 [[Department (country subdivision)|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.<ref> [http://www.uael.sn/article.php3?id_article=32 List of current local elected officials] from ''Union des Associations d’Élus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal''; see also the law creating current local government structures: {{fr icon}} {{PDFlink|[http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/code-collec-locales-sen.pdf Code des collectivités locales]|438&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 448536 bytes -->}}, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.</ref> In 2006, the new department of [[Koungheul Department|Koungheul]] was created as a division of [[Kaolack Department]].<ref>[[:fr:Département de Koungheul|Département de Koungheul]] on the [[French Wikipedia]]</ref>{{,}}<ref>{{fr icon}} [http://www.seneweb.com/news/article/6157.php Décentralisation — Koungheul érigé en département : Totale satisfaction des populations], ''Le Quotidien'', [[19 October]] [[2006]]</ref>{{,}}<ref>{{fr icon}} [http://echo-senegal.africa-web.org/article.php3?id_article=136 Le nouveau préfet, Ousmane Kane, installé à Koungheul], ''Le Soleil'', [[26 April]] [[2007]]</ref> The departments are listed below, by region: {{clear}} ==[[Dakar Region]]== [[Image:Dakar departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Dakar]] *[[Dakar Department|Dakar]] *[[Guédiawaye Department|Guédiawaye]] *[[Pikine Department|Pikine]] *[[Rufisque Department|Rufisque]] {{clear}} ==[[Diourbel Region, Senegal|Diourbel Region]]== [[Image:Diourbel departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Diourbel]] *[[Bambey Department|Bambey]] *[[Diourbel Department|Diourbel]] *[[Mbacké Department|Mbacké]] {{clear}} ==[[Fatick Region]]== [[Image:Fatick departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Fatick]] *[[Fatick Department|Fatick]] *[[Foundiougne Department|Foundiougne]] *[[Gossas Department|Gossas]] {{clear}} ==[[Kaolack Region]]== [[Image:Kaolack departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Kaolack]] *[[Kaffrine Department|Kaffrine]] *[[Kaolack Department|Kaolack]] *[[Koungheul Department|Koungheul]] *[[Nioro du Rip Department|Nioro du Rip]] {{clear}} ==[[Kolda Region]]== [[Image:Kolda departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Kolda]] *[[Kolda Department|Kolda]] *[[Sédhiou Department|Sédhiou]] *[[Vélingara Department|Vélingara]] {{clear}} ==[[Louga Region]]== [[Image:Louga departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Louga]] *[[Kébémer Department|Kébémer]] *[[Linguère Department|Linguère]] *[[Louga Department|Louga]] {{clear}} ==[[Matam Region]]== [[Image:Matam departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Matam]] *[[Kanel Department|Kanel]] *[[Matam Department|Matam]] *[[Ranérou Ferlo Department|Ranérou Ferlo]] {{clear}} ==[[Saint-Louis Region]]== [[Image:Saint-Louis departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Saint-Louis]] *[[Dagana Department, Senegal|Dagana]] *[[Podor Department|Podor]] *[[Saint-Louis Department|Saint-Louis]] {{clear}} ==[[Tambacounda Region]]== [[Image:Tambacounda departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Tambacounda]] *[[Bakel Department|Bakel]] *[[Kédougou Department|Kédougou]] *[[Tambacounda Department|Tambacounda]] {{clear}} ==[[Thiès Region]]== [[Image:Thies departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Thies]] *[[M'bour Department|M'bour]] *[[Thiès Department|Thiès]] *[[Tivaouane Department|Tivaouane]] {{clear}} ==[[Ziguinchor Region]]== [[Image:Ziguinchor departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Ziguinchor]] *[[Bignona Department|Bignona]] *[[Oussouye Department|Oussouye]] *[[Ziguinchor Department|Ziguinchor]] {{clear}} ==See also== *[[Regions of Senegal]] *[[Arrondissements of Senegal]] == References == {{reflist}} *{{fr icon}} [http://www.senegalaisement.com/senegal/decoupage_administratif_senegal.html List of administrative divisions in Senegal] *{{fr icon}} [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)''. *{{fr icon}} [http://www.ausenegal.com/decouvrir/cartes.htm Map of main subdivisions] and more detailed maps on subdivisions *{{fr icon}} [http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/decret-territoire.pdf Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements], décret n°2002-166, [[21 February]] [[2002]] *{{fr icon}} [http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/code-collec-locales-sen.pdf Code des collectivités locales], Loi n° 96-06, [[22 March]] [[1996]] * http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2862.htm * http://www.geohive.com/cd/link.php?xml=sn&xsl=neo1 {{Departments of Senegal}} {{Africa administrative divisions second level}} [[Category:Departments of Senegal| ]] [[Category:Subdivisions of Senegal]] [[cs:Senegalské departementy]] [[fr:Départements du Sénégal]] [[lt:Senegalo apskritys]] [[nl:Departementen van Senegal]] [[ja:セネガルの県]]