Kanel 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'') which ...
, located in the
Matam Region
Matam is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions).
It is a stark, flat, arid place bounded on the north by the Sénégal River and the south by the Sahelian plain studded with baobab trees. Matam i ...
in the east of the country.
The department has six communes;
Kanel
Kanel ( Hassaniya Arabic: ) is a town in the Matam Region of northeastern Senegal. It is the capital of the Kanel Department. The population in 2012 was 13,331, an increase from the 8,997 counted in 2002.
The town received commune status in 1996 ...
,
Semmé,
Waounde,
Dembakané,
Hamady Ounaré and
Sinthiou Bamambé-Banadji
The rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise:
*Arrondissement of Orkadiere:
** Aouré
** Bokiladji
** Orkadiere
*Arrondissement of Wouro Sidy:
** Wouro Sidy
** Ndendory
Historic sitesList of historic sites
* Mausoleum of Cheikh Moussa Kamara at Ganguel
* The mosque of Kobilo
* The mosque of Séno Palel
* Mausoleum of Abdel Kader Kane
References
Departments of Senegal
Matam Region
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