Bakel Department
Bakel Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the four making up the Tambacounda Region in the east of the country. The department had an area of 22,378 km² and population estimate at 215,680 in 2005. However, in 2008 the department was split to form the new department of Goudiry, so the area was reduced to estimated 6,290 km².
Bakel | |
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Area of Bakel Department in the Tambacounda Region since 2008 | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Tambacounda Region |
| Capital | Bakel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,290 km2 (2,430 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
| • Total | 190,501 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
The department has three urban communes; Bakel, Diawara and Kidira.
The rest of the department is divided administratively into three arrondissements which in turn are divided into rural communities (communautés rurales):
- Bélé Arrondissement
- Bélé
- Sinthiou Fissa
- Kéniaba Arrondissement
- Toumboura
- Sadatou
- Madina Foulbé
- Gathiary
- Moudéry Arrondissement
- Moudéry
- Ballou
- Gabou
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