Salémata 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 ...

. It was created as part of the new region in 2008. The chief settlement and only commune in the department is Salémata. The rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise: * Arrondissement of Dakateli: ** Dakateli ** Kévoye (previously Thiankoye) *Arrondissement of Dar Salam ** Dar Salam ** Ethiolo ** Oubadji

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