Podor Department

Podor Department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal and one of the three in the Saint-Louis Region in the far north-west of the country.

Podor
Department
Village street and mosque in Podor
Location in the Saint-Louis Region
Country	Senegal
Region	Saint-Louis Region
Capital	Podor
Area
• Total	12,947 km2 (4,999 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	487,220
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Communes in the department are:

• Golléré
• Ndiandane
• Ndioum
• Podor
• Mboumba
• Guédé Chantier
• Démette
• Galoya Toucouleur
• Aéré Lao
• Pété
• Walaldé
• Bodé Lao

Rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise:

• Arrondissement of Cas-Cas
  • Méry
  • Doumga Lao
  • Madina Diathbé
• Arrondissement of Gamadji Saré
  • Gamadji Saré
  • Dodel
  • Guédé Village
• Arrondissement of Saldé
  • Mbolo Birane
  • Boké Dialloubé
• Arrondissement of Thillé Boubacar
  • Fanaye
  • Ndiayène Peindao

Historic sites

Podor Fort

• The Fort at Podor
• Maison Foy at the corner of the quay in Podor
• The quays and quay buildings of Podor
• The mosque at Alwar
• The Almamy cemetery at Mboumba
• The old mosque at Mboumba
• The mosque and mausoleum of Ouro Madiou
• The mosque of Diama Alwaly
• The old village of Walaldé
• The old village of Siouré
• The old village of Kaskas
• The mosque of Guédé Ouro
• The old village of Tioubalel