Dagana 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'') which ...

and one of the three departments of the north-western region of Saint-Louis. The capital is Dagana. There are five communes; Dagana,

Richard Toll Richard Toll is a town in northern Senegal, lying on the south bank of the River Senegal, just east of Rosso. Originally a colonial town, it was named for the park of the Château de Baron Roger, laid out by botanist Jean Michel Claude Richard. ...

, Rosso (Senegal), Gaé and

Ross Béthio Ross Béthio is a town of commune status in the Dagana Department in Saint-Louis Region of Senegal. The population in 2013 was 11,588. The town lies on the N2 road connecting it to Saint-Louis and Dakar to the west and Richard Toll to the e ...

Rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise: *

Mbane Arrondissement Mbane Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Dagana Department in the Saint-Louis Region of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') offic ...

: **Bokhol. **Mbane *

Ndiaye Arrondissement Ndiaye Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Dagana Department in the Saint-Louis Region of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') offi ...

: **Ngnith **Diama **Ronkh

Historic sites

* Fort of Dagana * Water factory of Mbakhana * The Residence at Richard Toll known as Baron Roger's Folly (or Chateau)

In popular culture

''The Siren of Good Intentions'' a novel by J. E. Mooney, . Mooney was a

Peace Corps The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order of President John F. ...

volunteer in Bokhol in the mid-1970s.

References

Departments of Senegal Saint-Louis Region {{Senegal-geo-stub