Koumpentoum 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 ...

, one of the four in the

Tambacounda Region Tambacounda, formerly known as ''Sénégal Oriental'', is a region of Senegal. It used to be part of the Mali Empire before the borders were created to separate Mali from Senegal. Tambacounda is physically the largest of Senegal's 14 regions, but ...

of east Senegal. It was created in 2008. The department has two urban communes;

Koumpentoum Koumpentoum is a town and commune in the Tambacounda Region of central Senegal. In 2013 it had a population of some 10,000 Transport It is served by a station on the national railway network. See also * Railway stations in Senegal List of R ...

and Malem Niani. The rest of the department is divided into two arrondissements, which are in turn divided into rural districts (''communautés rurales''): *Bamba Thialène Arrondissement: ** Ndame ** Kahène ** Bamba Thialène *Kouthiaba Wolof Arrondissement: **Kouthia Gaydi **Kouthiaba Wolof **Pass Koto **Payar

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Departments of Senegal Tambacounda Region {{Senegal-geo-stub