Departments of Senegal
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The 14 regions of Senegal are subdivided into 46 departments and 103[dubious – discuss] arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by collectivités locales (the 14 régions, 110 communes, and 320 communautés rurales) which elect administrative officers.[1]
Since three new regions increased the number of departments to 45 in 2008, the most recent addition, of Keur Massar, in May 2008 brings the number to 46.[2]
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The departments are listed below, by region:
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- Dakar Department
- Guédiawaye Department
- Keur Massar Department (since May 2021)[3]
- Pikine Department
- Rufisque Department
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ List of current local elected officials Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine from Union des Associations d’Élus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal; see also the law creating current local government structures: "Code des collectivités locales" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2007-08-17. (438 KiB), Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.
- ^ "Keur Massar devient 46e département du Sénégal (document) - Xibaaru" (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ Ndarinfo. "La création du département de Keur Massar officialisée". NDARINFO.COM | Les News du Sénégal et de l'Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- (in French) List of administrative divisions in Senegal Archived 2009-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- (in French) Collectivités locales Archived 2011-02-04 at the Wayback Machine from Republic of Senegal Government site, l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE).
- (in French) Map of main subdivisions and more detailed maps on subdivisions
- (in French) Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, décret n°2002-166, 21 February 2002
- (in French) Code des collectivités locales Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Loi n° 96-06, 22 March 1996
- United States Department of State
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060327012804/http://www.geohive.com/cd/link.php?xml=sn&xsl=neo1