Arrondissements_of_Senegal
Arrondissements of Senegal
Administrative territorial entity of Senegal
The departments of Senegal are subdivided into arrondissements. As of 2008 there were 133. The arrondissements are listed below, by department:
- Almadies Arrondissement - divided into 4 communes d'arrondissement.
- Grand Dakar Arrondissement - divided into 6 communes d'arrondissement
- Parcelles Assainies Arrondissement - divided into 4 communes d'arrondissement
- Plateau/Gorée Arrondissement - divided into 5 communes d'arrondissement
- Guédiawaye Arrondissement - divided into 5 communes d'arrondissement.
Note: As of 2006, Koungheul and the eastern section was removed from Kaffrine Department to form Koungheul Department. In 2008, Kaffrine became a Region in its own right, while Birkelene, Koungheul and Malem Hodar became departments within the new Region.
- Koumbal Arrondissement
- Ndiedieng Arrondissement
- Ngothie Arrondissement[citation needed]
- Dagoudane Arrondissement - divided into 7 communes d'arrondissement
- Niayes Arrondissement - divided into 4 communes d'arrondissement
- Thiaroye Arrondissement - divided into 5 communes d'arrondissement
- Rufisque Arrondissement - includes 3 communes d'arrondissement
- Sebikotane Arrondissement
- Keur Moussa Arrondissement
- Notto Arrondissement
- Thiénaba Arrondissement
- Thiès Nord Arrondissement - a commune d'arrondissement
- Thiès Sud Arrondissement - divided into 2 communes d'arrondissement
- (in French)List of administrative divisions in Senegal
- (in French)Collectivités locales from Republic of Senegal Government site, l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE) Archived 2011-02-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- (in French)Map of main subdivisions and more detailed maps on subdivisions
- (in French)Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002.
- (in French)Code des collectivités locales Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.