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Senegal is subdivided into four levels of administrative divisions.

Regions

At the top level are the Regions of Senegal and their elected administrative body. The 14 regions (régions, singular - région), are administered by a Conseil Régionaux, which is elected by population weight at the Arrondissement level.

Departments

Regions are subdivided into Departments, which are strictly administrative entities with no independent political power.

Arrondissements

Departments are made up of Arrondissements. These are also purely administrative structures, with prefects appointed by the central government.

Communes

City arrondissements (such as in Dakar and Pikine) are divided into Communes d'arrondissement. In the Dakar Region, since 1996, the four Arrondissements have been subdivided into such Communes d'arrondissement, with appointed Sub-Prefects, answerable to their Arrondissement Prefects. Outside the large cities, the built up areas are titled communes de ville and the rural arrondissements divided into communautés rurales which maintain the same powers: city councils and mayors, directly elected.

Senegal's subdivisions number 14 régions, 45 départements, 133 arrondissements, 46 communes d'arrondissement, 113 communes de ville and 370 communautés rurales.

References

1. Senegal Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine at GeoHive.
2. 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 Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.

External links

• (in French) List of administrative divisions in Senegal Archived 2009-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
• (in French) Collectivités locales from Republic of Senegal Government site, l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE).
• (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, 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.

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