Vélingara Department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Kolda Region in the Upper Casamance.
Administration
The department has three communes: Vélingara (the capital town), Kounkané and Diaobé-Kabendou.
The rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise:
- Bonconto Arrondissement
- Bonconto (Bonkonto)
- Linkéring
- Médina Gounass
- Sinthiang Koundara
- Pakour Arrondissement
- Pakour
- Paroumba
- Ouassadou
- Saré Coly Sallé Arrondissement, created in 2008
- Saré Coly Sallé
- Kandia
- Kandiaye
- Némataba
Population
In the December 2002 census, the population was 189,742. In 2005, it was estimated at 206,547 people.
Historical site
- Village of Payoungou, arrondissement of Pakour
Notable people
- Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, founder of the NGO Mozdahir International Institute