ISO 3166-2:SN is the entry for Senegal

Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

 in ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...

, part of the ISO 3166

ISO 3166

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 standard

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 (ISO), which defines code

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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province

Province

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s or states) of all countries

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 coded in ISO 3166-1

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Currently for Senegal, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 14 regions

Regions of Senegal

||Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions , each of which is administered by a Conseil Régional elected by population weight at the Arrondissement level....

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Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is SN, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

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 code of Senegal. The second part is two letters.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

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Code	Subdivision name
SN-DK	Dakar Dakar Region Dakar région is the smallest and most populated région of Senegal, encompassing the capital city of the country, Dakar, and all its suburbs along the Cap–Vert Peninsula, Africa's most westerly point.-Administration:...
SN-DB	Diourbel
SN-FK	Fatick Fatick Region Fatick is the southwest region of the northern outcrop of Senegal. Its alternative name is Jinnak Bolon. The region is named for its capital city, Fatick.Fatick region is divided into 3 departments:*Fatick*Foundiougne*Gossas-References: ....
SN-KA	Kaffrine Kaffrine Region -Departments:Kaffrine Region has four departments:*Birkilane Department*Kaffrine Department*Koungheul Department*Malem Hoddar Department...
SN-KL	Kaolack Kaolack Region The Kaolack region is a region in Senegal. It borders Gambia and is a common stopping point for travel between Dakar and Banjul. Its borders correspond roughly to the Saalum Kingdom of precolonial days, and the area is still spoken of as the Saalum in Wolof, and its inhabitants are called...
SN-KE
SN-KD	Kolda Kolda Region Kolda is a region of Senegal . The region is also referred to historically and popularly as Haute Casamance.-Departments:Kolda region is divided into 3 departments:*Kolda...
SN-LG	Louga Louga Region Louga is a city and region of Senegal. The region is located to the northwest part of the country and Louga city is in the northwest of the region - about 50 km inland from the Atlantic coast.-Departments:Louga region is divided into 3 departments:...
SN-MT	Matam Matam Region Matam is a region of Senegal .It is a stark, flat, arid place bounded on the north by the Sénégal River and the south by the Sahelian plain studded with baobab trees made famous in Le Petit Prince...
SN-SL	Saint-Louis Saint-Louis Region The Saint-Louis Region of Senegal is on the border with Mauritania. Its capital is Saint-Louis.Famous for its cast iron bridge, built by French colonialists in the 19th century, it is close to the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, home to thousands of birds, some indigenous to the...
SN-SE	Sédhiou Sédhiou Region -Departments:Sédhiou Region has three departments:*Bounkiling Department*Goudoump Department*Sédhiou Department...
SN-TC	Tambacounda Tambacounda Region Tambacounda, formerly known as Sénégal Orientale, is a region of Senegal. It used to be part of the Mali Empire before the borders were created to separate Mali from Senegal. Tambacounda is physically the largest of Senegal's 11 regions, but is sparsely populated and its economy lags behind the...
SN-TH	Thiès Thiès Region -Administrative divisions:Thiès is divided in 3 departments , 11 communes, 10 arrondissements, and 31 communautés rurales.-Departments:The departments of Thies region are:*M'bour*Thiès*Tivaoune-Communes:In Thiès:*Pout*Khombole...
SN-ZG	Ziguinchor Ziguinchor Region Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal . The region is also referred to historically and popularly as Basse Casamance.-Departments:Ziguinchor region is divided into 3 departments:*Bignona...

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Newsletter	Date issued	Description of change in newsletter	Code/Subdivision change
		Addition of one new region. List source updated	Subdivisions added: SN-MT Matam Matam Region Matam is a region of Senegal .It is a stark, flat, arid place bounded on the north by the Sénégal River and the south by the Sahelian plain studded with baobab trees made famous in Le Petit Prince...
		Update of the administrative structure and languages and update of the list source	Subdivisions added: SN-KA Kaffrine Kaffrine Region -Departments:Kaffrine Region has four departments:*Birkilane Department*Kaffrine Department*Koungheul Department*Malem Hoddar Department... SN-KE Kédougou Kédougou Region Kédougou Region is a region of Senegal. It was created in 2008. Formerly it was a department in the Region of Tambacounda.Kedougou has a number of ecotourism attractions... SN-SE Sédhiou Sédhiou Region -Departments:Sédhiou Region has three departments:*Bounkiling Department*Goudoump Department*Sédhiou Department...

See also

• Subdivisions of Senegal
• FIPS region codes of Senegal

External links

• Regions of Senegal, Statoids.com