Kédougou Region

Kédougou Region Région de Kédougou
Region
Location of Kédougou in Senegal
Kédougou région, divided into 3 départements
Coordinates: 12°33′N 12°11′W / 12.550°N 12.183°W / 12.550; -12.183Coordinates: 12°33′N 12°11′W / 12.550°N 12.183°W / 12.550; -12.183
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 (2013 census)
• Total	152,134
• Density	9.1/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+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] Peace Corps Volunteers in Kedougou lead development efforts,^[2] Peace Corps Kedougou including the first ever district-wide universal mosquito bed net coverage in Senegal.

Departments

Kédougou Region has three departments:

• Kedougou Department
• Salémata Department
• Saraya Department

Geography

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

References

Regions of Senegal Dakar Diourbel Fatick Kaffrine Kaolack Kédougou Kolda Louga Matam Saint-Louis Sédhiou Tambacounda Thiès Ziguinchor