Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

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

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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.

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)''.

* ttp://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/decret-territoire.pdf 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. Subdivisions of Senegal Senegal, Regions Senegal 1 Regions, Senegal Senegal geography-related lists {{Senegal-geo-stub