Dakar Region
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Dakar région is the smawest an maist populatit région o Senegal, encompassin the caipital ceety o the kintra, Dakar, an aw its suburbs alang the Cap–Vert Peninsulae, Africae's maist wasterly point.
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Admeenistration
The Dakar région is dividit intae fower départements (admeenistrative structurs athoot poleetical pouer, unlike the French départements):
Dakar département
The Dakar département is an aw a commune (ceety). This is a situation comparable tae Paris which is baith a département an a commune. The département /commune o Dakar is further dividit intae:
- 4 arrondissements, which are admeenistrative structurs athoot hintle pouer. The arrondissements are further dividit intae:
- 19 communes d'arrondissement (i.e. "communes o arrondissement"). The communes d'arrondissement hae a lot o pouer, unlike the arrondissements o Paris, an are mair comparable tae the Lunnon burghs.
Guédiawaye département
The Guédiawaye département is anaw a commune (ceety). This département haes anerlie ane arrondissement, so that Guédiawaye is baith a département an an arrondissement. The département /arrondissement/commune o Guédiawaye is further dividit intae:
- 5 communes d'arrondissement
Pikine département
The Pikine département is anaw a commune (ceety). The département /commune o Pikine is further dividit into:
- 3 arrondissements, which are further dividit intae:
- 16 communes d'arrondissement
Rufisque département
The Rufisque département is made up o twa arrondissements an three communes directly unner the département:
- Rufisque arrondissement, which is also a commune (ceety). The arrondissement/commune of Rufisque is further dividit intae:
- 3 communes d'arrondissement
- Sangalkam arrondissement, which, admeenistratively speakin, is the anerlie rural pairt o the Dakar région. The Sangalkam arrondissement is further dividit intae:
- 2 communautés rurales (i.e. "rural communities"): Yenne and Sangalkam
- commune o Bargny (this commune is not divided into communes d'arrondissement)
- commune o Sébikotane (this commune is no dividit intae communes d'arrondissement)
- commune o Diamniadio (this commune is no divided intae communes d'arrondissement)
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Table o Admeenistrative Sub-diveesions
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Conclusion
Athin the Dakar région, the anerlie poleetically significant units (i.e. those who hae electit offeecials an wield a significant pouer) are: the 7 communes, the 2 communautés rurales, an the 43 communes d'arrondissement.
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