Kédougou Region
Kédougou Region
Région de Kédougou | |
|---|---|
 Location of Kédougou in Senegal | |
 Kédougou région, divided into 3 départements | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Established | 2008 |
| Capital | Kédougou |
| Départements | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mamadou Diom |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,800 km2 (6,500 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 152,134 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Kédougou Region is a region of Senegal. It was created in 2008. Formerly it was a département in the Region of Tambacounda.
Kedougou has a number of ecotourism attractions.[1] Peace Corps Volunteers in Kedougou lead development efforts,[2] Peace Corps Kedougou including the first ever district-wide universal mosquito bed net coverage in Senegal.
Départements
Kédougou Region has three départements:
Geography
Kédougou is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
References
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