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Wack Ngouna | |
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 Location in the Nioro du Rip Department | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Kaolack Region |
| Department | Nioro du Rip Department |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (GMT) |
Wack Ngouna Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Nioro du Rip Department in the Kaolack Region of Senegal. [1]
The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities and in turn into villages.[ citation needed ]
Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023.
An arrondissement is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Dakar Region is the smallest and most populated Region of Senegal, encompassing the capital city of the country, Dakar, and all its suburbs along the Cap–Vert Peninsula, Africa's most westerly point.
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.
Senegal is subdivided into four levels of administrative divisions.
The departments of Senegal are subdivided into arrondissements. As of 2008 there were 133. The arrondissements are listed below, by department:
Vélingara Department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Kolda Region in the Upper Casamance.
Dakar Department is one of the Departments of Senegal, located in the Dakar Region.
Pikine Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the four which make up Dakar Region. Its capital is Pikine.
Nioro du Rip Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, located in the region of Kaolack.
Oussouye Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Ziguinchor Region. It's situated in Basse Casamance, on the right bank of the mouth of the Casamance River.
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.
Birkilane 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.
Koumpentoum Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, located here, one of the four in the Tambacounda Region of east Senegal. It was created in 2008.
Sakal Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Louga Department in the Louga Region of Senegal.
Fissel Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the M'bour Department in the Thiès Region of Senegal. The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities, and in turn into villages.
Kéniaba Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Bakel Department in the Tambacounda Region of Senegal.
Diende Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Sédhiou Department in the Sédhiou Region of Senegal.
Plateau/Gorée Arrondissement is one of the four arrondissements of the Dakar Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal. It contains the communes d'arrondissement Fann/Point E/Amité, Gueule Tapée/Fass/Colobane, Médina, Dakar Plateau, and Gorée.
Gniby is an arrondissement of Kaffrine Department in Kaffrine Region in Senegal.
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