Kédougou Region

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

Kédougou Region Région de Kédougou (French) Diiwaanu Kéedugu (Wolof)
Region
Location of Kédougou in Senegal
Kédougou région, divided into 3 départements
Coordinates: 12°33′N 12°11′W
Country	Senegal
Established	2008
Capital	Kédougou
Départements	List Kedougou Department Salémata Department Saraya Department
Government
• Governor	Mamadou Diom
Area
• Total	16,800 km2 (6,500 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	245,288
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Kedougou has a number of ecotourism attractions.^[1]

Departments

Kédougou Region has three departments:

• Kédougou Département
• Salémata Département
• Saraya Département

Geography

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

References

1. "Kedougou Ecotourism". Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2010-01-30.