| Salémata | |
| Settlement Type: | Department and arrondissement |
| Mapsize: | 320px |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Senegal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kédougou Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Salémata |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 2008 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,963 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 census |
| Population Total: | 28,111 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | ±00:00 |
Salémata Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, located in the Kédougou Region. It was created as part of the new region in 2008.
The chief settlement and only commune in the department is Salémata.
The rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise: