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Bakel
Department
Area of Bakel department in the Tambacounda region since 2008
Country	Senegal
Region	Tambacounda region
Capital	Bakel
Area
• Total	6,290 km (2,430 sq mi)
Population
• Total	190,501
• Density	30/km (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Bakel department is one of the 46 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.

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

Historic sites

• René Caillé Pavilion in Bakel town
• Bakel Fort in Bakel town
• Cemetery of the Circumcised in Bakel town
• Previous "Comptoir" of the Maurel & Prom establishment in Bakel town
• Sacred hill of Ngoundéiny Guidimpalé in Bakel town
• Fort of Sénédébou, Arrondissement of Kidira
• Hill of Wouro Himadou and (purported) tomb of Malick Sy, first Almamy (muslim ruler) of the Bundu

References

1. measuring area by google maps
2. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

14°54′09″N 12°27′34″W / 14.90250°N 12.45944°W / 14.90250; -12.45944

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Dakar Region Dakar Guédiawaye Pikine Rufisque Keur Massar Diourbel Region Bambey Diourbel Mbacké Fatick Region Fatick Foundiougne Gossas Kaffrine Region Birkilane Kaffrine Koungheul Malem Hodar Kaolack Region Guinguinéo Kaolack Nioro du Rip Kédougou Region Kédougou Salémata Saraya Kolda Region Kolda Médina Yoro Foulah Vélingara Louga Region Kébémer Linguère Louga Matam Region Kanel Matam Ranérou Ferlo Saint-Louis Region Dagana Podor Saint-Louis Sédhiou Region Bounkiling Goudomp Sédhiou Tambacounda Region Bakel Goudiry Koumpentoum Tambacounda Thiès Region M'bour Thiès Tivaouane Ziguinchor Region Bignona Oussouye Ziguinchor

• Departments of Senegal
• Tambacounda region