Kédougou Department

Kédougou
Department
Location in the Kédougou Region
Country	Senegal
Region	Kédougou Region
Capital	Kédougou
Area
• Total	16,896 km^2 (6,524 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	124,265
• Density	7.4/km^2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Kédougou Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, located in the Kédougou Region, formerly part of the Tambacounda Region.

The chief settlement and only commune is Kédougou.

The rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise:

• Arrondissement of Bandafassi:
  • Ninéfécha
  • Bandafassi [fr]
  • Tomboroncoto [fr]
  • Dindefelo [fr]
• Arrondissement of Fongolimbi:
  • Fongolimbi [fr]
  • Dimboli [fr]

Historic sites

• Dindefelo Falls, natural site
• Site of Iwol at Bandafassi, up the mountain, the "Place of silence"
• Bassari Country

References

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