Dakar Region

The Dakar région is dividit intae fower départements (admeenistrative structurs athoot poleetical pouer, unlike the French départements):

The Dakar département is an aw a commune (ceety). This is a situation comparable tae Paris which is baith a département an a commune. The département /commune o Dakar is further dividit intae:

• 4 arrondissements, which are admeenistrative structurs athoot hintle pouer. The arrondissements are further dividit intae:
  • 19 communes d'arrondissement (i.e. "communes o arrondissement"). The communes d'arrondissement hae a lot o pouer, unlike the arrondissements o Paris, an are mair comparable tae the Lunnon burghs.

The Guédiawaye département is anaw a commune (ceety). This département haes anerlie ane arrondissement, so that Guédiawaye is baith a département an an arrondissement. The département /arrondissement/commune o Guédiawaye is further dividit intae:

• 5 communes d'arrondissement

The Pikine département is anaw a commune (ceety). The département /commune o Pikine is further dividit into:

• 3 arrondissements, which are further dividit intae:
  • 16 communes d'arrondissement

The Rufisque département is made up o twa arrondissements an three communes directly unner the département:

• Rufisque arrondissement, which is also a commune (ceety). The arrondissement/commune of Rufisque is further dividit intae:
  • 3 communes d'arrondissement
• Sangalkam arrondissement, which, admeenistratively speakin, is the anerlie rural pairt o the Dakar région. The Sangalkam arrondissement is further dividit intae:
  • 2 communautés rurales (i.e. "rural communities"): Yenne and Sangalkam
• commune o Bargny (this commune is not divided into communes d'arrondissement)
• commune o Sébikotane (this commune is no dividit intae communes d'arrondissement)
• commune o Diamniadio (this commune is no divided intae communes d'arrondissement)

Athin the Dakar région, the anerlie poleetically significant units (i.e. those who hae electit offeecials an wield a significant pouer) are: the 7 communes, the 2 communautés rurales, an the 43 communes d'arrondissement.

• (in French)Regional Council of Dakar official website Archived 2005-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
• (in French)Collectivités locales de Dakar from Republic of Senegal Government site, l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE). Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
• (in French)Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements^{[deid airtin]}, décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002.
• (in French)Code des collectivités locales Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.