Koungheul Department Explained

Koungheul
Settlement Type:Department
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Senegal
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kaffrine Region
Subdivision Type2:Commune
Subdivision Name2:Koungheul
Population As Of:2023 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:253,710
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
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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.

In 2006, the new Koungheul Department was created as a division of Kaffrine Region, by carving off the eastern half of the Kaffrine Department.[2] For administrative purposes it comprises:

The 14 Regions of Senegal are subdivided into 45 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by collectivités locales (the 14 régions, 113 communes, and 370 communautés rurales) which elect administrative officers.[3]

References

13.9833°N -62°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/senegal/admin/ Senegal: Administrative Division
  2. See Département de Koungheul at fr:wiki.
    « Décentralisation - Koungheul érigé en département : Totale satisfaction des populations » (article du 19 octobre 2006, Le Quotidien)
    « Le nouveau préfet, Ousmane Kane, installé à Koungheul » (article du Soleil, 26 avril 2007)
  3. http://www.uael.sn/article.php3?id_article=32 List of current local elected officials