Kédougou Region is a region

Regions of Senegal

||Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions , each of which is administered by a Conseil Régional elected by population weight at the Arrondissement level....

 of Senegal

Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

. It was created in 2008. Formerly it was a department in the Region of Tambacounda

Tambacounda

Tambacounda is the largest city in eastern Senegal, southeast of Dakar, and is the Regional capital of the province of the same name. Its estimated population in 2007 was 78,800.-Geography:...

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Kedougou has a number of ecotourism attractions. Peace Corps

Peace Corps

The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping...

 Volunteers in Kedougou lead development efforts, Peace Corps Kedougou including the first ever district-wide universal mosquito bed net coverage in Senegal.

Departments

Kédougou Region has three departments

Departments of Senegal

The 14 Regions of Senegal are subdivided into 45 departments and 103 arrondissements and by collectivités locales which elect administrative officers.In 2006, the new department of Koungheul was created as a division of Kaolack Department...

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• Kedougou Department
  Kédougou Department
  ' is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Kédougou Region, formerly part of the Tambacounda Region.It includes the following arrondissements:*Bandafassi*Fongolimbi*Salemata*Saraya...
  
  
• Salémata Department
  Salémata Department
  Salémata Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Kédougou Region. It was created as part of the new region in 2008. It is also an arrondissement of Senegal...
  
  
• Saraya Department
  Saraya Department
  Saraya Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Kédougou Region. It was created as part of the new region in 2008. It is also an arrondissement of Senegal...