Podor department
Podor | |
|---|---|
Village street and mosque in Podor | |
Location in the Saint-Louis region | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Saint-Louis region |
| Capital | Podor |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,947 km2 (4,999 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 487,220 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Podor department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal and one of the three in the Saint-Louis region in the far north-west of the country.
Communes in the department are:
- Golléré
- Ndiandane
- Ndioum
- Podor
- Mboumba
- Guédé Chantier
- Démette
- Galoya Toucouleur
- Aéré Lao
- Pété
- Walaldé
- Bodé Lao
Rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:
- Arrondissement of Cas-Cas
- Méry
- Doumga Lao
- Madina Diathbé
- Arrondissement of Gamadji Saré
- Gamadji Saré
- Dodel
- Guédé Village
- Arrondissement of Saldé
- Mbolo Birane
- Boké Dialloubé
- Arrondissement of Thillé Boubacar
- Fanaye
- Ndiayène Peindao