Kaffrine Region | |
|---|---|
 Location of Kaffrine in Senegal | |
 Kaffrine région, divided into 4 départements | |
| Coordinates: 14°07′N15°42′W / 14.117°N 15.700°W | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Established | 2008 |
| Capital | Kaffrine |
| Départements | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Fabackry Bodian |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,262 km2 (4,348 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
| • Total | 821,287 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Kaffrine Region is a region of Senegal. It was created in 2008.
Kaffrine Region has four departments:
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Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions, each of which is administered by a Conseil Régional elected by population weight at the arrondissement level. Senegal is further subdivided into 45 departments, 103 arrondissements and by collectivités locales which elect administrative officers. Three of these regions were created on 10 September 2008, when Kaffrine Region was split from Kaolack, Kédougou region was split from Tambacounda, and Sédhiou region was split from Kolda.
The 14 regions of Senegal are subdivided into 46 departments and 103 arrondissements and by collectivités locales which elect administrative officers.
Kaffrine is the capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal.
The departments of Senegal are subdivided into arrondissements. As of 2008 there were 133. The arrondissements are listed below, by department:
Kaffrine Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, and is located in the Kaffrine Region, formerly part of the Kaolack Region.
Koungheul is the name of one of 45 departments of Senegal, as well as the name of Koungheul Arrondissement and the commune of Koungheul, the principal settlement of the department.
Malem Hodar Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, and is located in the Kaffrine Region. It was created as part of the new region in 2008.
Keur Mboucki Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Kaffrine Department in the Kaffrine Region of Senegal.
Malem-Hodar Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Kaffrine Department in the Kaffrine Region of Senegal.
Nganda is a small town and urban commune of the Kaffrine Department in the Kaffrine Region of Senegal, lying close to the border with Gambia.
Birkilane is a town and commune in Senegal. It is the principal municipality and administrative centre of Birkilane Department in Kaffrine Region, about 30 km from the town of Kaolack.
Malem Hodar is a town in Senegal. It is the principal municipality and administrative centre of the Malem Hodar Department of the Kaffrine Region.
Mabo is an arrondissement in Kaffrine Department, Kaffrine Region, Senegal.
Gniby is an arrondissement of Kaffrine Department in Kaffrine Region in Senegal.
Katakel is an arrondissement of Kaffrine in Kaffrine Region in Senegal.
Ida Mouride is an arrondissement of Koungheul in Kaffrine Region in Senegal.
Lour Escale is an arrondissement of Koungheul in Kaffrine Region in Senegal.
Missirah Wadene is an arrondissement of Koungheul in Kaffrine Region in Senegal.
Darou Minam is an arrondissement of Malem Hodar Department in the Kaffrine Region of Senegal.
On 8 January 2023, 40 people were killed and 101 injured in central Senegal when two buses collided in Gniby near the regional capital of Kaffrine on the N1 national road.