Kédougou Region Explained

Kédougou Region
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Region
Image Map1:Map of the departments of the Kédougou region of Senegal.png
Map Caption1:Kédougou région, divided into 3 départements
Coordinates:12.55°N -23°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Senegal
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2008
Parts Type:Départements
P1:Kedougou Department
P2:Salémata Department
P3:Saraya Department
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Kédougou
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Mamadou Diom
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:16800
Population Total:245,288
Population As Of:2023 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0

Kédougou Region is a region of Senegal. It was created in 2008. Formerly it was a department in the Region of Tambacounda.

Kedougou has a number of ecotourism attractions.[1]

Departments

Kédougou Region has three departments:

Geography

Kédougou is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kedougou Ecotourism . 2010-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090528083108/http://www.pcsenegal.org/ecot/kedougou.html . 2009-05-28 . dead .