Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

is subdivided into four levels of

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Regions

At the top level are the

Regions of Senegal Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions (French: ''régions'', singular''région''), each of which is administered by a ''Conseil Régional'' (pl.: ''Conseils Régionaux'') elected by population weight at the arrondissement level. Senegal is further ...

and their elected administrative body. The 14 regions (''régions'', singular - ''région''), are administered by a ''Conseil Régionaux'', which is elected by population weight at the

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level.

Departments

Regions are subdivided into Departments, which are strictly administrative entities with no independent political power.

Arrondissements

Departments are made up of

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. These are also purely administrative structures, with prefects appointed by the central government.

Communes

City arrondissements (such as in Dakar and Pikine) are divided into ''Communes d'arrondissement''. In the

Dakar Region Dakar Region (french: link=no, Région de Dakar) is the smallest and most populated Region of Senegal, encompassing the capital city of the country, Dakar, and all its suburbs along the Cap–Vert Peninsula, Africa's most westerly point. Adminis ...

, since 1996, the four Arrondissements have been subdivided into such Communes d'arrondissement, with appointed Sub-Prefects, answerable to their Arrondissement Prefects. Outside the large cities, the built up areas are titled ''communes de ville'' and the rural arrondissements divided into ''communautés rurales'' which maintain the same powers: city councils and mayors, directly elected. Senegal's subdivisions number 14 ''régions'', 45 ''départements'', 133 ''arrondissements'', 46 ''communes d'arrondissement'', 113 ''communes de ville'' and 370 ''communautés rurales''.List of current local elected officials
from Union des ''Associations d’ Elus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal''. See also the law creating current local government structures:
Code des collectivités locales
Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.

References

External links

''Collectivités locales'' from Republic of Senegal Government site
''l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE)''.

* ttp://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/decret-territoire.pdf Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002.
Code des collectivités locales
Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996. {{Africa topic, Subdivisions of