The departments of Senegal are subdivided into

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s. As of 2008 there were 133. The arrondissements are listed below, by department:

Bakel

* Bélé Arrondissement *

Kéniaba Arrondissement Kéniaba Arrondissement is an arrondissements of Senegal, arrondissement of the Bakel Department in the Tambacounda Region of Senegal. Subdivisions

The arrondissement is divided administratively into Rural communities of Senegal, rural comm ...

* Moudéry Arrondissement

Bambey

* Baba Garage Arrondissement * Lambaye Arrondissement * Ngoye Arrondissement

Bignona Bignona is a town with commune status located in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal (Casamance). It briefly appears in the movie ''Binta and the Great Idea.'' Its population on 2013 was 27,826. Notable people Landing Savané, politician Ibrahi ...

* Kataba Arrondissement * Sindian Arrondissement *

Tendouck Arrondissement Tendouck Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Bignona Department in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') of ...

* Tenghori Arrondissement

Birkilane

* Keur Mboucki Arrondissement * Mabo Arrondissement

Bounkiling

Boghal Arrondissement Boghal is an arrondissement of Bounkiling in Sédhiou Region in Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; ...

Bona Arrondissement Bona is an arrondissement of Bounkiling in Sédhiou Region in the country of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic ...

* Diaroumé Arrondissement

Dagana

* Arrondissement of Mbane * Arrondissement of Ndiaye

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

Almadies Arrondissement Almadies Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Dakar Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal. Almadies is considered the most upmarket residential neighbourhood in Central & Western Africa and it holds the residences of numerous foreig ...

- divided into 4 communes d'arrondissement. * Grand Dakar Arrondissement - divided into 6 communes d'arrondissement *

Parcelles Assainies Arrondissement Parcelles Assainies Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Dakar Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal. It is divided into 4 commune d'arrondissements; Cambérène, Grand Yoff, Parcelles Assainies and Patte d'Oie The French term ' ...

- divided into 4 communes d'arrondissement * Plateau/Gorée Arrondissement - divided into 5 communes d'arrondissement

Diourbel Diourbel ( ar, ديوربل; Serer: ''Jurbel'', Wolof: ''Njaaréem'') is a town in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local groundnut industry and is the capital of the Diourbel Region. The population in 2013 was 1 ...

* Ndindy Arrondissement * Ndoulo Arrondissement

Fatick Fatick ( wo, Fatik, srr, Fatik) is a town in Senegal, located between M'bour and Kaolack and inhabited by the Serer people. Its 2005 population was estimated at 24,243. It is the capital of the Fatick Region and the Fatick Department. Toponym ...

Diakhao Arrondissement Diakhao Arrondissement ( Serer proper : Jaxaaw) is an arrondissement of the Fatick Department in the Fatick Region of Senegal. Its capital is Diakhao. Subdivisions The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities and in tur ...

* Fimela Arrondissement * Naikhar Arrondissement * Tattaguine Arrondissement

Foundiougne Foundiougne Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Fatick Region. Economy Foundiougne is a main hub on the Sine-Saloum Sine-Saloum is a region in Senegal located north of the Gambia and south of the Petite Côte. It e ...

* Djilor Arrondissement * Niodior Arrondissement * Toubacouta Arrondissement

Gossas Gossas is a town in Fatick Region in western Senegal, about 90 km from the capital. Transport The town is served by a station on the Dakar-Niger Railway. See also * Transport in Senegal * Railway stations in Senegal List of Railw ...

* Colobane Arrondissement * Ouadiour Arrondissement

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 ...

* Bala Arrondissement * Boynguel Bamba Arrondissement * Dianké Makha Arrondissement * Koulor Arrondissement

Guédiawaye Guédiawaye is a town and ''département'' of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the north east of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine. ...

* Guédiawaye Arrondissement - divided into 5 communes d'arrondissement.

Goudomp

* Djibanar Arrondissement * Simbandi Brassou Arrondissement * Karantaba Arrondissement

Guinguinéo Guinguinéo is a township in Kaolack Region in the center of Senegal, situated 22 km to the northeast of Kaolack. Before 1956, Guinguinéo experienced the phenomenon of kingdoms piloted by a succession of kings of whom the most famous was Ma ...

* Mbadakhoune Arrondissement * Nguélou Arrondissement

Kaffrine Kaffrine ( Wolof: Kafrin) is the capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal. Agriculture Kaffrine lies in Senegal's Peanut Basin. Peanuts are the second most common crop for the people of Kaffrine, only behind Millet. Both crops are grown by ...

''Note:'' As of 2006, Koungheul and the eastern section was removed from Kaffrine Department to form

Koungheul Department Koungheul is the name of one of 45 departments of Senegal, as well as the name of Koungheul Arrondissement and the commune of Koungheul, the principal settlement of the department. In 2006, the new Koungheul Department was created as a division o ...

. In 2008, Kaffrine became a

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in its own right, while Birkelene, Koungheul and Malem Hodar became departments within the new Region. * Gniby Arrondissement * Katakel Arrondissement

Kanel Kanel ( Hassaniya Arabic: ) is a town in the Matam Region of northeastern Senegal. It is the capital of the Kanel Department. The population in 2012 was 13,331, an increase from the 8,997 counted in 2002. The town received commune status in 1996 ...

* Orkadiere Arrondissement * Wouro Sidy Arrondissement

Kaolack Kaolack ( ar, كاولاك; wo, Kawlax) is a town of 172,305 people (2002 census) on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an i ...

* Koumbal Arrondissement * Ndiedieng Arrondissement * Ngothie Arrondissement

Kébémer Kébémer is a town with commune status in Louga Region in north-west Senegal, lying midway between Thiès and Saint-Louis, Senegal, Saint-Louis. It is the chief settlement, with a population of nearly 20,000 in 2013, of the department of the Kéb ...

Darou Mousti Arrondissement Darou Mousti Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Kébémer Department in the Louga Region of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') o ...

* Ndande Arrondissement * Sagata Arrondissement

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 ...

* Bandafassi Arrondissement * Fongolimbi Arrondissement

Kolda Kolda ( ar, كولدا; Wolof: Koldaa) is a city located in southern Senegal. It is the capital city of Kolda Region and Kolda Department, a region known historically and popularly as Haute Casamance. History The name Kolda derives from the na ...

* Djoulacolon Arrondissement * Mampatim Arrondissement * Saré Bidji Arrondissement

Koumpentoum Koumpentoum is a town and commune in the Tambacounda Region of central Senegal. In 2013 it had a population of some 10,000 Transport It is served by a station on the national railway network. See also * Railway stations in Senegal List of R ...

* Bamba Thialène Arrondissement * Kouthiaba Wolof Arrondissement

Koungheul Koungheul is a commune in central Senegal in the department of the same name. It lies in the region of Kaffrine and is situated between the towns of Kaolack and Tambacounda. There are about 15,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Wolof people. Tra ...

* Ida Mouride Arrondissement * Lour Escale Arrondissement * Missirah Wadene Arrondissement

Linguère Linguère (or Lingeer in SererKlein, Martin A. "Islam and Imperialism in Senegal Sine-Saloum, 1847–1914." Edinburgh University Press (1968) pp 11-15 & 262 and Wolof) is a town located in the Linguère Department, Louga Region of Senegal. ...

* Barkedji Arrondissement * Dodji Arrondissement * Sagatta Dioloff Arrondissement * Yang-Yang Arrondissement

Louga Louga ( ar, لوجا; Wolof: Luga) is a town in northwestern Senegal. Louga is a cattle market centre, and has road and rail links with the port city of Saint-Louis to the northwest and Dakar to the southwest. The area surrounding Louga is ...

* Keur Momar Sarr Arrondissement * Koki Arrondissement *

Mbédiène Arrondissement Mbediene Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Louga Department in the Louga Region of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially ...

* Sakal Arrondissement

M'bour M'Bour or Mbour ( ar, مبور; Wolof: ''Mbuur''), is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately eighty kilometers south of Dakar. It is home to a population of nearly 233,000 (2013 census). The city's ma ...

* Fissel Arrondissement * Séssène Arrondissement *

Sindia Arrondissement Sindia is an arrondissement of M'bour in Thiès Region in Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ...

Malem Hodar

* Darou Minam Arrondissement * Sagna Arrondissement

Matam

* Agnam Civol Arrondissement * Ogo Arrondissement

Mbacké Mbacké (Mbàkke in Wolof) is a city in central Senegal, located east of Dakar. It is the capital of an administrative department in the Diourbel region. Along with the nearby city of Touba, Mbacké forms an urban conurbation whose population ...

* Kael Arrondissement * Ndame Arrondissement * Taïf Arrondissement

Médina Yoro Foulah

* Fafacourou Arrondissement * Ndorna Arrondissement * Niaming Arrondissement

Nioro du Rip Nioro du Rip is a city in the south-west of Sénégal, situated about to the south-west of Kaolack and is from the border with The Gambia. History The town of Nioro du Rip was the capital of Rip (a kingdom of the marabout leader Maba Diakhou ...

* Medina Sabakh Arrondissement * Paoskoto Arrondissement * Wack Ngouna Arrondissement

Oussouye Oussouye (or Husuy in JolaWilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.) is an urban commune in the Ous ...

Cabrousse Arrondissement Cabrousse Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Oussouye Department in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') ...

Loudia Ouolof Arrondissement Loudia Ouolof Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Oussouye Department in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal ...

Pikine Pikine is a city in the Pikine Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying to the east of Dakar city centre, at the 2013 Census it had a population of 1,170,791. The department includes the villages of Yeumbeul, Thiaroye, Mbao, and Ke ...

* Dagoudane Arrondissement - divided into 7 communes d'arrondissement *

Niayes Arrondissement Niayes Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Pikine Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') official ...

- divided into 4 communes d'arrondissement * Thiaroye Arrondissement - divided into 5 communes d'arrondissement

Podor Podor (Wolof: Podoor) is the northernmost town in Senegal, lying on Morfil Island between the Sénégal River and Doué River on the border with Mauritania. It was the location of the ancient state Takrur. It is home to a ruined French colonial ...

* Cas-Cas Arrondissement * Gamadji Saré Arrondissement * Salde Arrondissement * Thille Boubacar Arrondissement

Ranérou Ferlo

* Vélingara Arrondissement

Rufisque

Rufisque Arrondissement Rufisque ( ar, روفيسك; Wolof: Tëngeéj) is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. It has a population of 179,797 (2002 census). In the past it was an important port city in its own right, b ...

- includes 3 communes d'arrondissement * Sebikotane Arrondissement

Saint-Louis

* Rao Arrondissement

Salemata

* Dakateli Arrondissement * Dar Salam Arrondissement

Saraya

* Bembou Arrondissement * Sabodala Arrondissement

Sédhiou Sédhiou (Wolof: Seéju) is a town of Senegal, in Casamance area, nearby the Casamance river, with a population of 24,213 in 2013. It is the capital of the Sédhiou Region. History The main historical culture of Sédhiou came from the Mandinka pe ...

* Diende Arrondissement * Djibabouya Arrondissement * Djiredji Arrondissement

Tambacounda Tambacounda ( ar, تامباكوندا; Wolof: Tambaakundaa ) is the largest city in eastern Senegal, southeast of Dakar, and is the regional capital of the province of the same name. Its estimated population in 2007 was 78,800. Geography Tam ...

Koussanar Arrondissement Koussanar Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Tambacounda Department in the Tambacounda Region of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal ...

* Makacolibantang Arrondissement * Missirah Arrondissement

Thiès Thiès (; ar, ثيس, Ṯyass; Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320,000 in 2005. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-L ...

* Keur Moussa Arrondissement * Notto Arrondissement * Thiénaba Arrondissement * Thiès Nord Arrondissement - a commune d'arrondissement * Thiès Sud Arrondissement - divided into 2 communes d'arrondissement

Tivaouane Tivaouane or Tivawan ( wo, Tiwaawan; french: Tivaouane) is a city located in the Thiès Region of Senegal. History Tivaouane was part of the Wolof kingdom of Cayor, and was at one time its capital. It was first described to Europeans in the 15th ...

* Meouane Arrondissement * Merina Dakhar Arrondissement * Niakhene Arrondissement *

Pambal Arrondissement Pambal Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Tivaouane Department in the Thiès Region of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') offici ...

Vélingara Vélingara is a town located in the Kolda Region of Senegal. It is slightly north of the large 48 km Vélingara crater though the structure's impact origin is still unconfirmed.S. Wade, M. Barbieri, J. Lichtenegger (2001The Velingara Circular S ...

* Bonconto Arrondissement * Pakour Arrondissement * Saré Coly Sallé Arrondissement

Ziguinchor Ziguinchor (; wo, Siggcoor ; ar, زيغينكور) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000 (2007 estimate). I ...

Niaguis Arrondissement Niaguis Arrondissement is an arrondissements of Senegal, arrondissement of the Ziguinchor Department in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal. Subdivisions

The arrondissement is divided administratively into 3 Rural communities of Senegal, rural ...

* Nyassia Arrondissement

References

List of administrative divisions in Senegal''Collectivités locales'' from Republic of Senegal Government site, ''l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE)''
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* 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.

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Bignona Bignona is a town with commune status located in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal (Casamance). It briefly appears in the movie ''Binta and the Great Idea.'' Its population on 2013 was 27,826. Notable people *Landing Savané, politician *Ibrahi ...