Bakel 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'') whic ...
and one of the four making up 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 ...
in the east of the country. The department had an area of 22,378 km² and population estimate at 215,680 in 2005. However, in 2008 the department was split to form the new department of
Goudiry
Goudiry is the chief town and commune of the department of Goudiry in the region of Tambacounda in the east of Senegal. The town itself has a population of approximately 7000.
Transport
It lies on the N1 road linking the capital Dakar to Mal ...
, so the area was reduced to estimated 6,290 km².
The department has three urban communes;
Bakel,
Diawara and
Kidira
Kidira is a town and commune in Tambacounda Region of eastern Senegal, lying near the Malian border. Its population in 2013 was about 10,000.
Transport
It is an important transport hub and lies on the N1 and N2 roads, the Dakar – Bamako ...
.
The rest of the department is divided administratively into three arrondissements which in turn are divided into rural communities (''communautés rurales''):
* Bélé Arrondissement
** Bélé
** Sinthiou Fissa
* Kéniaba Arrondissement
** Toumboura
** Sadatou
** Madina Foulbé
** Gathiary
* Moudéry Arrondissement
** Moudéry
** Ballou
** Gabou
Historic Sites
* René Caillé Pavilion in Bakel town
* Bakel Fort in Bakel town
* Cemetery of the Circumcised in Bakel town
* Previous "Comptoir" of the Maurel & Prom establishment in Bakel town
* Sacred hill of Ngoundéiny Guidimpalé in Bakel town
* Fort of Sénédébou, Arrondissement of Kidira
* Hill of Wouro Himadou and (purported) tomb of
Malick Sy
El-Hadji Malick Sy ( ff, Allaaji Maalik Si, 1853–1922) was a Senegalese religious leader and teacher in the Tijaniyya Sufi Malikite and Ash'arite brotherhood.
Life
Born in Gaya, northern Senegal, to a Fulani family, El-Hadji Malick Sy traveled ...
, first Almamy (muslim ruler) of the Bundu
[ istoric site]
References
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Departments of Senegal
Tambacounda Region