Kédougou Region

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Kédougou Region
Région de Kédougou
Region
Location of Kédougou in Senegal
Location of Kédougou in Senegal
Kédougou région, divided into 3 départements
Kédougou région, divided into 3 départements
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Country Senegal
Established 2008
Capital Kédougou
Départements
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:

Geography

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

References

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