Kédougou region Région de Kédougou (French) Diiwaanu Kéedugu (Wolof)
Region
Location of Kédougou in Senegal
Kédougou région, divided into 3 départements
Coordinates: 12°33′N 12°11′W / 12.550°N 12.183°W / 12.550; -12.183
Country	Senegal
Established	2008
Capital	Kédougou
Départements	List Kedougou Department Salémata Department Saraya Department
Government
• Governor	Mamadou Diom
Area
• Total	16,800 km2 (6,500 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	245,288
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Kédougou 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.^[1]

Kédougou region has three departments:

• Kédougou département
• Salémata département
• Saraya département

Kédougou is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

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