Kédougou 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

Kédougou Region Kédougou Region is a region of Senegal. It was created in 2008. Formerly it was a department in the Region of Tambacounda. Kedougou has a number of ecotourism Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel (using sustainable tra ...

, formerly part of 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 ...

. The chief settlement and only commune is

Kédougou Kédougou (Wolof: Keédugu) is a town in the Kédougou Region of south-eastern Senegal near the border with Mali and Guinea. It lies at an elevation of above sea level. Founded in the early 20th century by the Malinké people, Kédougou means ...

. The rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise: * Arrondissement of Bandafassi: ** Ninéfécha ** ** ** * Arrondissement of Fongolimbi: ** **

Historic sites

* Dindefelo Falls, natural site * Site of Iwol at Bandafassi, up the mountain, the "Place of silence" *

Bassari Country The Bassari Country () and its Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes (), located in the southeast of Senegal, is a well-preserved multicultural landscape which emerged from the interaction of human activities and the natural environment. It ...

References

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