Goudiry 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 ...

, one of 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 ...

. It was created by decree in 2008. The department has two urban communes;

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 ...

and Kothiary. The rest of the department is divided administratively into four arrondissements which are in turn divided into rural communities (''communautés rurales''). *Bala Arrondissement: ** Bala ** Koar ** Goumbayel *Boynguel Bamba Arrondissement: ** Boynguel Bamba ** Sinthiou Mamadou Boubou ** Koussan ** Dougué *Dianké Makha Arrondissement: ** Dianké Makha ** Boutoucoufara ** Bani Israël ** Komoti *Koulor Arrondissement: ** Koulor ** Sinthiou Bocar Ali

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