Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions (French: régions, singular – région), each of which is administered by a Conseil Régional (pl.: Conseils Régionaux) elected by population weight at the arrondissement level.
Senegal is further subdivided into 45 departments, 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by collectivités locales (the 14 regions, 110 communes, and 320 communautés rurales) which elect administrative officers.[1] Three of these regions were created on 10 September 2008, when Kaffrine Region was split from Kaolack, Kédougou region was split from Tambacounda, and Sédhiou region was split from Kolda.
Regions of Senegal
To date, all regions take their name from their regional capitals.
Region
Capital
Area (km2)
Population (2023 census) [2]
Dakar
Dakar
547
3,896,564
Diourbel
Diourbel
4,824
1,497,455
Fatick
Fatick
6,849
908,858
Kaffrine
Kaffrine
11,262
821,287
Kaolack
Kaolack
5,357
1,338,671
Kédougou
Kédougou
16,800
245,288
Kolda
Kolda
13,771
916,513
Louga
Louga
24,889
1,127,119
Matam
Matam
29,445
833,657
Saint-Louis
Saint-Louis
19,241
1,204,863
Sédhiou
Sédhiou
7,341
590,784
Tambacounda
Tambacounda
42,364
988,193
Thiès
Thiès
6,670
2,467,523
Ziguinchor
Ziguinchor
7,352
612,343
The Conseil Régional building in Ziguinchor. Regions, unlike Departments or Arrondissements (but like Communes), have defined administrative and political power in Senegal.
^List of current local elected officials Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine from Union des Associations d’ Elus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal. See also the law creating current local government structures: (in French)Code des collectivités locales, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.
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