Vélingara department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Kolda region in the Upper Casamance.

The department has three communes: Vélingara (the capital town), Kounkané and Diaobé-Kabendou.

The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise: In the December 2002 census, the population was 189,742.

In 2005, it was estimated at 206,547 people.

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