Editing Thiès region (section)

==Administrative divisions==
Thiès region is divided into 3 [[Departments of Senegal|department]]s (départements), 14 [[Communes of Senegal|commune]]s (soon 15 communes in 2023), 12 [[arrondissement]]s, 32 communautés rurales and 3 communes d'arrondissement.

===Departments===
The region is divided<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Decree n°2002-166 of 21 February 2002 fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements [http://www.demarches.gouv.sn/collectivites-locales/pdf/decret-territoire.pdf]</ref> into 3 departments as follows''':''
*[[M'bour department|M'bour département]]
*[[Thiès department|Thiès département]]
*[[Tivaouane department|Tivaoune département]]

===Communes===
In [[M'bour department|M'bour département]]:
*[[Akon City|Ville d'Akon]] (planned)
*[[M'bour]]
*[[Joal-Fadiouth]]
*[[Nguekokh Arrondissement|Nguekokh]]
*[[Ngaparou]]
*[[Popenguine-Ndayane]]
*[[Saly]]
*[[Somone]]
*[[Thiadiaye]]

In [[Thiès department|Thiès département]]:
*[[Kayar, Senegal|Kayar]]
*[[Khombole]]
*[[Pout, Senegal|Pout]]

In [[Tivaouane department|Tivaouane département]]:
*[[Tivaouane]]
*[[Mboro]]
*[[Meckhe]]

===Arrondissements===
In [[M'bour department|M'bour département]]:
*[[Fissel Arrondissement|Fissel]]
*[[Séssène Arrondissement|Séssène]]
*[[Sindia, Senegal|Sindia]]

In [[Thiès department|Thiès département]]:
*[[Thiès Nord]] 
*[[Thiès Sud]] 
*[[Keur Moussa Arrondissement|Keur Moussa]]
*[[Notto Arrondissement|Notto]]
*[[Thienaba Arrondissement|Thiénaba]]

In [[Tivaouane department|Tivaouane département]]:
*[[Meouane Arrondissement|Méouane]]
*[[Merina Dakhar Arrondissement|Médina Dakhar]]
*[[Niakhene Arrondissement|Niakhène]]
*[[Pambal Arrondissement|Pambal]]

===Communautés rurales===
[[File:Keur Simbara, Senegal (8592417042).jpg|thumb|Keur Simbara is a tiny village in Thiès near Dakar]]
In [[M'bour department|M'bour département]]:
*[[Fissel]]
*[[Ndiaganiao]]
*[[Nguéniène]]
*[[Sandiara]]
*[[Séssène]] 
*[[Malicounda]]
*[[Diass]]
*[[Sindia, Senegal|Sindia]]

In [[Thiès department|Thiès département]]:
*[[Diender Geudj]]
*[[Fandène]] 
*[[Keur Moussa]] 
*[[Notto]]
*[[Tassette]]
*[[Ndiayène Sirah]]
*[[Thiénaba]]
*[[Ngoudiane]]
*[[Touba Toul]]

In [[Tivaouane department|Tivaouane département]]:
*[[Méouane]]
*[[Taïba Ndiaye]]
*[[Darou-Khoudoss]]
*[[Koul]]
*[[Mérina Dakhar]]
*[[Pékesse]] 
*[[Nbayène]]
*[[Ngandiouf]]
*[[Niakhène]]
*[[Thilmakha]]
*[[Chérif Lo]]
*[[Mont Rolland]]
*[[Notto Gouye Diama]]
*[[Pambal]]
*[[Pire Gourèye]]

In 2003, the rural population was 769,884,<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Source : PEPAM [http://www.pepam.gouv.sn/acces.php?rubr=serv&idreg=07]</ref> grouped in 31 villages, in [[rural communities of Senegal|communautés rurales]].
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