| Bakel | |
| Settlement Type: | Department |
| Mapsize: | 320px |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Senegal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tambacounda Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bakel |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6290 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 census |
| Population Total: | 190,501 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
Bakel Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the four making up the Tambacounda Region in the east of the country. The department had an area of 22,378 km² and population estimate at 215,680 in 2005. However, in 2008 the department was split to form the new department of Goudiry, so the area was reduced to estimated 6,290 km².
The department has three urban communes; Bakel, Diawara and Kidira.
The rest of the department is divided administratively into three arrondissements which in turn are divided into rural communities (communautés rurales):