Departments of Senegal
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[[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 [[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:
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==[[Dakar Region]]==
[[Image:Dakar departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Dakar]]
*[[Dakar Department|Dakar]]
*[[Guédiawaye Department|Guédiawaye]]
*[[Pikine Department|Pikine]]
*[[Rufisque Department|Rufisque]]
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==[[Diourbel Region, Senegal|Diourbel Region]]==
[[Image:Diourbel departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Diourbel]]
*[[Bambey Department|Bambey]]
*[[Diourbel Department|Diourbel]]
*[[Mbacké Department|Mbacké]]
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==[[Fatick Region]]==
[[Image:Fatick departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Fatick]]
*[[Fatick Department|Fatick]]
*[[Foundiougne Department|Foundiougne]]
*[[Gossas Department|Gossas]]
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==[[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]]
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==[[Kolda Region]]==
[[Image:Kolda departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Kolda]]
*[[Kolda Department|Kolda]]
*[[Sédhiou Department|Sédhiou]]
*[[Vélingara Department|Vélingara]]
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==[[Louga Region]]==
[[Image:Louga departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Louga]]
*[[Kébémer Department|Kébémer]]
*[[Linguère Department|Linguère]]
*[[Louga Department|Louga]]
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==[[Matam Region]]==
[[Image:Matam departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Matam]]
*[[Kanel Department|Kanel]]
*[[Matam Department|Matam]]
*[[Ranérou Ferlo Department|Ranérou Ferlo]]
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==[[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]]
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==[[Tambacounda Region]]==
[[Image:Tambacounda departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Tambacounda]]
*[[Bakel Department|Bakel]]
*[[Kédougou Department|Kédougou]]
*[[Tambacounda Department|Tambacounda]]
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==[[Thiès Region]]==
[[Image:Thies departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Thies]]
*[[M'bour Department|M'bour]]
*[[Thiès Department|Thiès]]
*[[Tivaouane Department|Tivaouane]]
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==[[Ziguinchor Region]]==
[[Image:Ziguinchor departments.png|thumb|right|300px|Departments of Ziguinchor]]
*[[Bignona Department|Bignona]]
*[[Oussouye Department|Oussouye]]
*[[Ziguinchor Department|Ziguinchor]]
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==See also==
*[[Regions of Senegal]]
*[[Arrondissements of Senegal]]
== References ==
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*{{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
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