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(Redirected from Koungheul Department) Department in Kaffrine Region, Senegal
Koungheul
Department
Country Senegal
RegionKaffrine Region
CommuneKoungheul
Population
 • Total253,710
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Koungheul is the name of one of 46 departments of Senegal, as well as the name of Koungheul Arrondissement and the commune of Koungheul, the principal settlement of the department.

In 2006, the new Koungheul department was created as a division of Kaffrine region, by carving off the eastern half of the Kaffrine department. For administrative purposes it comprises:

The 14 Regions of Senegal are subdivided into 46 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by collectivités locales (the 14 régions, 113 communes, and 370 communautés rurales) which elect administrative officers.

References

  1. Senegal: Administrative Division
  2. See Département de Koungheul at fr:wiki.
    (in French) « Décentralisation - Koungheul érigé en département : Totale satisfaction des populations » (article du 19 octobre 2006, Le Quotidien)
    (in French) « Le nouveau préfet, Ousmane Kane, installé à Koungheul » Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine (article du Soleil, 26 avril 2007)
  3. 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.
Senegal Departments of Senegal
Dakar Region
Diourbel Region
Fatick Region
Kaffrine Region
Kaolack Region
Kédougou Region
Kolda Region
Louga Region
Matam Region
Saint-Louis Region
Sédhiou Region
Tambacounda Region
Thiès Region
Ziguinchor Region

13°59′N 14°48′W / 13.983°N 14.800°W / 13.983; -14.800


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