Sédhiou (department)
The Sédhiou département with the capital Sédhiou is one of 45 départements that make up Senegal and one of three départements that make up the Sédhiou region . It is located in the center of Casamance in southern Senegal between the Casamance River in the south and the Soungrougrou in the north and west.
The department has an area of 2726.76 km² and is divided into arrondissements, communes and rural communes (Communautés rurales) as follows:
| Commune / Arrondissement |
Communauté rurale |
Residents 2013 |
| Sédhiou | - | 24.214 |
| Marsassoum | - | 7,029 |
| Dianah Malary | - | 3,066 |
| Diendé | Diendé | 12,479 |
| Diendé | Sakar | 9,028 |
| Diendé | Diannah Ba | 7.206 |
| Diendé | Koussy | 8,383 |
| Diendé | Oudoucar | 10,354 |
| Diendé | Sama Kanta Peulh | 3,851 |
| Djibabouya | Benet Bijini | 10,847 |
| Djibabouya | Sansamba | 13,787 |
| Djibabouya | Djibabouya | 5,742 |
| Djirédji | Bambali | 17,330 |
| Djirédji | Djirédji | 18,012 |
| Department | - | 151.331 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Sédhiou: Situation economique et sociale regional 2014 Area, page 25 of the PDF file 2.07 MB
- ↑ ANSD: Rapport Projection de la Population du Senegal 2013 - 2063 (RGPHAE 2013) Region Sédhiou pages 41 to 43 of the PDF file 1.44 MB
Web links
Administrative division of Senegal
Coordinates: 12 ° 45 ′ N , 15 ° 36 ′ W