Bounkiling Department is one of the 45
departments of Senegal
The 14 regions of Senegal are subdivided into 46 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 14 ''régions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') whic ...
, one of the three making up the
Sédhiou Region. It was created in 2008 along with the
Sédhiou Region, which was formerly part of the
Kolda Region.
The department has two communes:
Bounkiling and
Madina Wandifa.
The rural districts (''communautés rurales'') comprise:
* Arrondissement of Boghal:
** Boghal
** Tankon
** Ndiamacouta
* Arrondissement of Bona:
** Bona
** Diacounda
** Inor
** Kandiong Mangana
* Arrondissement of Diaroumé
** Diaroumé
** Diambati
** Faoune
Departments of Senegal
Sédhiou Region
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