Podor Department

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Podor
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Village street and mosque in Podor
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Location in the Saint-Louis Region
CountryFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Region Saint-Louis Region
Capital Podor
Area
  Total12,947 km2 (4,999 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
  Total487,220
  Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Podor Department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal and one of the three in the Saint-Louis Region in the far north-west of the country.

Communes in the department are:

Rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise:

Historic sites [1]

Podor Fort Fort de podor.jpg
Podor Fort

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