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The 11 Regions Of Senegal are subdivided into 35 Department s and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 11 ''régions'', 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.

In 2006, the new department of Koungheul Department was created as a division of Kaolack Department .See Département de Koungheul at fr:wiki.
« Décentralisation - Koungheul érigé en département : Totale satisfaction des populations » (article du 19 octobre 2006, ''Le Quotidien'')

« Le nouveau préfet, Ousmane Kane, installé à Koungheul » (article du ''Soleil'', 26 avril 2007)

The departments are listed below, by region:


DAKAR REGION





DIOURBEL REGION





FATICK REGION





KAOLACK REGION





KOLDA REGION





LOUGA REGION





MATAM REGION





SAINT-LOUIS REGION





TAMBACOUNDA REGION





THIèS REGION





ZIGUINCHOR REGION





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