Departments of Senegal
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The 14 Regions of Senegal are subdivided into 45 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by collectivités locales (the 14 régions, 110 communes, and 320 communautés rurales) which elect administrative officers.[1]
In 2006, the new department of Koungheul was created as a division of Kaolack Department.[2][3] In 2008, the creation of three new regions increased the number of departments to 45.
The departments are listed below, by region:
See also
References
- ^ List of current local elected officials from Union des Associations d’Élus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal; see also the law creating current local government structures: Template:Fr icon Template:PDFlink, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.
- ^ Template:Fr icon Décentralisation — Koungheul érigé en département : Totale satisfaction des populations, Le Quotidien, 19 October 2006
- ^ Template:Fr icon Le nouveau préfet, Ousmane Kane, installé à Koungheul, Le Soleil, 26 April 2007
- Template:Fr icon List of administrative divisions in Senegal
- Template:Fr icon Collectivités locales from Republic of Senegal Government site, l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE).
- Template:Fr icon Map of main subdivisions and more detailed maps on subdivisions
- Template:Fr icon Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements, décret n°2002-166, 21 February 2002
- Template:Fr icon Code des collectivités locales, Loi n° 96-06, 22 March 1996
- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2862.htm
- http://www.geohive.com/cd/link.php?xml=sn&xsl=neo1
