Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions (French: régions, singularrégion), 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 46 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.List of current local elected officials from Union des Associations d’ Elus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal. See also the law creating current local government structures: Code des collectivités locales , Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996. 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.
To date, all regions take their name from their regional capitals.
Region Capital Dakar Dakar 547 3,896,564</tr> Diourbel Diourbel 4,824 1,497,455 </tr> Fatick Fatick 6,849 908,858 </tr> Kaffrine Kaffrine 11,262 821,287 </tr> Kaolack Kaolack 5,357 1,338,671 </tr> Kédougou Kédougou 16,800 245,288 </tr> Kolda Kolda 13,771 916,513 </tr> Louga Louga 24,889 1,127,119 </tr> Matam Matam 29,445 833,657 </tr> Saint-Louis Saint-Louis 19,241 1,204,863 </tr> Sédhiou Sédhiou 7,341 590,784 </tr> Tambacounda Tambacounda 42,364 988,193 </tr> Thiès Thiès 6,670 2,467,523 </tr> Ziguinchor Ziguinchor 7,352 612,343 </tr>
See also List of Senegalese regions by Human Development Index Departments of Senegal Arrondissements of Senegal ISO 3166-2:SN
References
External links List of administrative divisions in Senegal Collectivités locales from Republic of Senegal Government site , l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE). Map of main subdivisions and more detailed maps on subdivisions 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.