Villages of Senegal

The Villages of Senegal are the lowest level administrative division of Senegal. They are constituted "by the grouping of several families or carrés in a single agglomeration.". Villages are grouped together in rural communities. They are administered by an individual entitled village chief (French: chef du village). At the time of the 1988 census there were 13,544 villages in Senegal. In 2013, there were 14,958

Villages of Senegal

The Villages of Senegal are the lowest level administrative division of Senegal. They are constituted "by the grouping of several families or carrés in a single agglomeration.". Villages are grouped together in rural communities. They are administered by an individual entitled village chief (French: chef du village). At the time of the 1988 census there were 13,544 villages in Senegal. In 2013, there were 14,958