Subdivisions of Senegal

At the top level are the Regions of Senegal and their elected administrative body.

Regions are subdivided into Departments, which are strictly administrative entities with no independent political power.

These are also purely administrative structures, with prefects appointed by the central government.

City arrondissements (such as in Dakar and Pikine) are divided into Communes d'arrondissement.

Outside the large cities, the built up areas are titled communes de ville and the rural arrondissements divided into communautés rurales which maintain the same powers: city councils and mayors, directly elected.