Koumpentoum (department)
The Koumpentoum department is one of 45 departments that make up Senegal and one of four departments that make up the Tambacounda region . It is located in the southeast of Senegal with the capital Koumpentoum .
The Département Koumpentoum was until 2008 as Arrondissement de Koumpentoum part of the Département Tambacounda and as such had an area of 6420 km². When it was spun off as an independent department, it was expanded to include the communauté rurale Kahène on the border with Gambia with around 310 km², so it would have to encompass around 6730 km². However, the area of the Département Koumpentoum is given in the regional statistical report 2014 with only 6471 km². It is divided into arrondissements, communes and rural communities (communautés rurales) as follows:
| Commune / Arrondissement |
Communauté rurale |
Residents 2013 |
| Koumpentoum (2008) | - | 10,022 |
| Malem Niani (2008) | - | 2,079 |
| Bamba Thialène (2008) | Bamba Thialène | 15,782 |
| Bamba Thialène (2008) | Kahène | 15,288 |
| Bamba Thialène (2008) | Mereto | 13,296 |
| Bamba Thialène (2008) | N lady | 9,736 |
| Kouthiaba Wolof (2008) | Kouthiaba Gaydi | 10,661 |
| Kouthiaba Wolof (2008) | Kouthiaba Wolof | 19,455 |
| Kouthiaba Wolof (2008) | Pass Koto | 12,413 |
| Kouthiaba Wolof (2008) | Payar | 19,700 |
| Department | - | 128,433 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ DECRET n ° 2002-166 fixant le ressort territorial et le chef-lieu des régions et des départements Arrondissement de Koumpentoum: page 8 of the PDF file 117 KB
- ↑ Mamadou Ndiaye, as of 2005: Investigation of the vaccination of small children in the Arrondissement de Koumpentoum with indication of the area (Superficie) ( Memento from May 3, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Page 4 of the PDF file 0.28 MB
- ↑ Measure areas with google maps
- ↑ Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Tambacounda: Situation economique et sociale regional 2014 Area since 2008: Page 27 of the PDF file 2.02 MB
- ↑ DECRET n ° 2008-747 du 10 juillet 2008 portant création de départements et d'arrondissements ( Memento of August 2, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Décret n ° 2008-1025 on September 10th, 2008 fixant le ressort territorial et le Chef-lieu des régions, départements et arrondissements
- ↑ ANSD: Rapport Projection de la Population du Senegal 2013 - 2063 (RGPHAE 2013) Region Tambacounda Pages 44 to 46 of the PDF file 1.44 MB
- ↑ DECRET n ° 2008-748 du 10 juillet 2008 portant création de communes dans les régions de ... Tambacounda, ... ( Memento of 10 November 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ DECRET n ° 2008-1496 du 31 December 2008 modifiant et complétant le décret n ° 2008-748 du 10 juillet 2008 portant création de communes dans les régions de ... Tambacounda, ...
Coordinates: 14 ° 0 ′ N , 14 ° 30 ′ W
Administrative division of Senegal