Podor Department

Podor
Village street and mosque in Podor
Village street and mosque in Podor
Location in the Saint-Louis Region
Location in the Saint-Louis Region
Country Senegal
RegionSaint-Louis Region
CapitalPodor
Area
 • Total12,947 km2 (4,999 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total487,220
 • Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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:

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