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[[Senegal]] is subdivided into 14 regions (French: ''régions'', singular{{spaced ndash}}''région''), each of which is administered by a ''Conseil Régional'' (pl.: ''Conseils Régionaux'') elected by population weight at the [[Arrondissements of Senegal|arrondissement]] level. 
Senegal is further subdivided into 46 departments, 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 14 ''regions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') which elect administrative officers.<ref>[http://www.uael.sn/article.php3?id_article=32 List of current local elected officials] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819053719/http://www.uael.sn/article.php3?id_article=32 |date=2007-08-19 }} from Union des ''Associations d’ Elus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal''. See also the law creating current local government structures: {{in lang|fr}}[http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/code-collec-locales-sen.pdf Code des collectivités locales], Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.</ref> 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.

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To date, all regions take their name from their regional capitals.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Region !! Capital
! {{longitem |Area<br/>{{nobold|{{smaller|(km{{smallsup|2}})}}}} }}
! {{longitem |Population<br/>{{nobold|{{smaller|(2023 census)<br/><ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/senegal/cities/].</ref>}}}} }}
|-
| '''[[Dakar Region|Dakar]]''' || [[Dakar]] ||align="right"| 547 ||align="right"| 3,896,564</tr>
| '''[[Diourbel Region|Diourbel]]'''  || [[Diourbel]] ||align="right"|  4,824 ||align="right"| 1,497,455 </tr>
<td> '''[[Fatick Region|Fatick]]''' </td><td> [[Fatick]] </td><td align="right"> 6,849 </td><td align="right"> 908,858 </td></tr>
<td> '''[[Kaffrine Region|Kaffrine]]''' </td><td> [[Kaffrine]] </td><td align="right"> 11,262 </td><td align="right"> 821,287 </td></tr>
| '''[[Kaolack Region|Kaolack]]'''|| [[Kaolack]]{{nbsp|2}} ||align="right"| 5,357 ||align="right"| 1,338,671 </tr>
<td> '''[[Kédougou Region|Kédougou]]''' </td><td> [[Kédougou]] </td><td align="right"> 16,800 </td><td align="right"> 245,288 </td></tr>
<td> '''[[Kolda Region|Kolda]]''' </td><td> [[Kolda]] </td><td align="right"> 13,771 </td><td align="right"> 916,513 </td></tr>
<td> '''[[Louga Region|Louga]]''' </td><td> [[Louga]] </td><td align="right"> 24,889 </td><td align="right"> 1,127,119 </td></tr>
<td> '''[[Matam Region|Matam]]''' </td><td> [[Matam, Senegal|Matam]] </td><td align="right"> 29,445 </td><td align="right"> 833,657 </td></tr>
<td> '''[[Saint-Louis Region|Saint-Louis]]'''</td><td> [[Saint-Louis, Senegal|Saint-Louis]]  </td><td align="right"> 19,241 </td><td align="right"> 1,204,863 </td></tr>
<td> '''[[Sédhiou Region|Sédhiou]]''' </td><td> [[Sédhiou]] </td><td align="right"> 7,341 </td><td align="right"> 590,784 </td></tr>
<td> '''[[Tambacounda Region|Tambacounda]]''' </td><td> [[Tambacounda]] </td><td align="right"> 42,364 </td><td align="right"> 988,193 </td></tr>
<td> '''[[Thiès Region|Thiès]]''' </td><td> [[Thiès]] </td><td align="right"> 6,670 </td><td align="right"> 2,467,523 </td></tr>
<td> '''[[Ziguinchor Region|Ziguinchor]]''' </td><td> [[Ziguinchor]] </td><td align="right"> 7,352 </td><td align="right"> 612,343 </td></tr>
|}

[[Image:Ziguinchor10.JPG|thumb|right|The ''Conseil Régional'' building in [[Ziguinchor]]. Regions, unlike Departments or Arrondissements (but like Communes), have defined administrative and political power in Senegal.]]

== See also ==
* [[List of Senegalese regions by Human Development Index]]
* [[Departments of Senegal]]
* [[Arrondissements of Senegal]]
* [[ISO 3166-2:SN]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.senegalaisement.com/senegal/decoupage_administratif_senegal.html List of administrative divisions in Senegal]
*{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/infos.php?id_esp=1&id_info=6&type=info ''Collectivités locales'' from Republic of Senegal Government site], ''l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE)''.
*{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.au-senegal.com/-les-cartes-.html?lang=en Map of main subdivisions and more detailed maps on subdivisions]
*{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/decret-territoire.pdf Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements], décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002.
*{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/code-collec-locales-sen.pdf Code des collectivités locales], Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.

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