Departments of Senegal

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The departments of Senegal are, below the regions, the second-highest level of the spatial administrative division of Senegal . The following table provides an overview of the size and affiliation of the individual administrative units. The administrative structure shown has been in effect since 2011. The population figures are based on the 2013 census (VZ 2013).

The smallest region in terms of area and largest in terms of population is the Dakar region with the cities of Dakar , Pikine , Guédiawaye and Rufisque .

Department of Senegal
region Area
km²
VZ
2013
Department Area
km²
VZ
2013
prefecture VZ
2013
Dakar 550 3,137,196 Dakar 78.5 1,146,052 Dakar 1,146,052
Dakar Guédiawaye 12.9 329,659 Guédiawaye 329,659
Dakar Pikins 86.8 1,170,791 Pikins 1,170,791
Dakar Rufisque 371.8 490.695 Rufisque 221.066
Diourbel 4,789 1,497,453 Bambey 1351 299,476 Bambey 28908
Diourbel Diourbel 1,175 268.215 Diourbel 133,706
Diourbel Mbacké 2,243 929.764 Mbacké 77,256
Fatick 6,685 714.389 Fatick 2,646 339.238 Fatick 28,276
Fatick Foundiougne 2,959 279,436 Foundiougne 6,822
Fatick Gossas 1,080 95,715 Gossas 12,698
Kaffrine 11,181 566.992 Birkelane 1,122 101.217 Birkelane 7,011
Kaffrine Kaffrine 2,716 207,676 Kaffrine 39,537
Kaffrine Howl 4,237 163,438 Howl 20,942
Kaffrine Malem Hodar 3,106 94,662 Malem Hodar 7,879
Kaolack 5,357 960.875 Guinguinéo 1.166 115.184 Guinguinéo 16,386
Kaolack Kaolack 1,889 488.765 Kaolack 233,707
Kaolack Nioro du Rip 2,302 356.927 Nioro du Rip 20,784
Kédougou 16,896 151.357 Kédougou 6,149 78,522 Kédougou 30.051
Kédougou Salémata 1,970 22,111 Salémata 4,751
Kédougou Saraya 8,777 50,724 Saraya 2,726
Kolda 13,721 662.455 Kolda 3,597 269,471 Kolda 88,840
Kolda Médina Yoro Foulah 4,687 151.265 Médina Yoro Foulah 3,286
Kolda Vélingara 5,434 304.955 Vélingara 35,231
Louga 24,847 874.193 Kébémer 3.823 259.083 Kébémer 19.902
Louga Linguère 19,716 241,898 Linguère 15,482
Louga Louga 5,649 373.212 Louga 104,349
Matam 29,616 562,539 Ranérou-Ferlo 15,100.8 51,313 Ranérou 3,026
Matam Channel 8,786.1 238,606 Channel 12,975
Matam Matam 5,728.9 272,620 Matam 17,218
Saint-Louis 19,034 908.941 Dagana 5,208 241,695 Dagana 21,750
Saint-Louis Podor 12,947 370.751 Podor 11,608
Saint-Louis Saint-Louis 879 296,496 Saint-Louis 209.752
Sédhiou 7,350 452.994 Bounkiling 2,829.4 145,568 Bounkiling 6,416
Sédhiou Goudomp 1,773.9 156.095 Goudomp 12,869
Sédhiou Sédhiou 2,726.8 151.331 Sédhiou 24.214
Tambacounda 42,706 681.310 Bakel 5,378 138,867 Bakel 13,329
Tambacounda Goudiry 17,000 114,846 Goudiry 6,867
Tambacounda Koumpentoum 6,471 128,433 Koumpentoum 10,022
Tambacounda Tambacounda 13,857 299.163 Tambacounda 107.293
Thiès 6,601 1,788,864 Mbour 1,607 668,878 Mbour 232,777
Thiès Thiès 1,873 667.814 Thiès 317,763
Thiès Tivaouane 3.121 452.172 Tivaouane 69,556
Ziguinchor 7,339 549.151 Bignona 5,295 252,556 Bignona 27,826
Ziguinchor Oussouye 891 48,332 Oussouye 4,828
Ziguinchor Ziguinchor 1,153 248.264 Ziguinchor 205.294
14 regions 196.722 13,508,715 45 departments 196.722 13,508,715 Dakar 1,146,052

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ANSD: Rapport Projection de la Population du Senegal 2013 - 2063 (RGPHAE 2013) Population figures for 2013, pages 20 to 50 of the PDF file 1.44 MB

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