Kaffrine region

Kaffrine
Capital	Kaffrine
Residents	566,992  (as of 2013)
surface	11,181 km²
Population density	50.7 inhabitants per km²
Geographical location	14 ° 5 ′  N , 15 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 14 ° 5 ′  N , 15 ° 20 ′  W
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The Kaffrine region is a region in central Senegal . It borders on the Kaolack region in the west, the Fatick region in the north-west, the Diourbel and Louga regions in the north, the Matam region in the north-east, the Tambacounda region in the east and Gambia in the south . It was created in 2008 when it was separated from the Kaolack region.

structure

The Kaffrine region is divided into four departments:

• Birkelane
• Kaffrine
• Howl
• Malem Hodar

For 2013, nine arrondissements, five municipalities (Communes) and 28 rural communities (Communautés rurales) are to be named on the next structural levels.

Web links

• Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Demographie de Kaffrine: Situation economique et sociale regional 2013 PDF file 5.15 MB
• Region de Kaffrine near Geonames