Kaolack Département 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 ...
, located in the Region of
Koalack.
It contains five communes:
Gandiaye,
Kahone,
Kaolack
Kaolack ( ar, كاولاك; wo, Kawlax) is a town of 172,305 people (2002 census) on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an i ...
,
Ndoffane and
Sibassor.
Rural districts (''Communautés rurales'') comprise:
*Arrondissement of Koumbal:
**Keur Baka
**Latmingué
**Thiaré
*Arrondissement of Ndiédieng:
**Keur Socé
**Ndiaffate
**Ndiédieng
*Arrondissement of Ngothie:
**Dya
**Ndiébel
**Thiomby
Historic sites in Kaolack departmentList of historic sites
![MedinaBaayMosque](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/MedinaBaayMosque.jpg)
* Building housing the Government of Kaolack,
Kaolack
Kaolack ( ar, كاولاك; wo, Kawlax) is a town of 172,305 people (2002 census) on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an i ...
* Grand Mosque of Médina Baye,
Kaolack
Kaolack ( ar, كاولاك; wo, Kawlax) is a town of 172,305 people (2002 census) on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an i ...
* Ex-Palais de Justice of
Kaolack
Kaolack ( ar, كاولاك; wo, Kawlax) is a town of 172,305 people (2002 census) on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an i ...
* Mosque of Diabel Ka
* Mosque Kanène, Léona
* Mosque Serigne Samba Fall, Kasnack
* Tumulus of Ndalane, Gandiaye
References
Departments of Senegal
Kaolack Region
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