Kédougou department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, located in the Kédougou region, formerly part of the Tambacounda region.
Kédougou | |
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 Location in the Kédougou region | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Kédougou region |
| Capital | Kédougou |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,896 km2 (6,524 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 124,265 |
| • Density | 7.3547/km2 (19.049/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
The chief settlement and only commune is Kédougou.
The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:
- Arrondissement of Bandafassi:
- Ninéfécha
- Bandafassi
- Tomboroncoto
- Dindefelo
- Arrondissement of Fongolimbi:
Historic sites
edit- Dindefelo Falls, natural site
- Site of Iwol at Bandafassi, up the mountain, the "Place of silence"
- Bassari Country
References
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