How it works
This blank map of Senegal shows the country’s 14 regions wrapped around the narrow strip of The Gambia. Switch Borders off and it prints as a plain outline of Senegal.
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Blank, numbered or named
The sheet opens blank. Choose Numbered to put a number on each region, or Named for the names, then press Print this map. Print the answer key gives the names on a sheet of its own.
The gap in the map
The long gap near the bottom is The Gambia, a separate country that Senegal nearly surrounds. It is drawn as plain land, like Mauritania, Mali, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. Three regions lie south of it: Ziguinchor, Sédhiou and Kolda.
- Every region is named after its capital town, so a student who knows the fourteen regions knows the regional capitals too.
Questions and answers
How many regions does Senegal have?
Fourteen. Each is named after its capital, from Dakar, Thiès and Saint-Louis on the coast to Tambacounda and Kédougou in the east. All fourteen are numbered on this map.
What is the largest region of Senegal?
Tambacounda, in the east. Dakar, on the peninsula at the western tip, is the smallest region and holds the capital city.
Which countries border Senegal?
Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. The Gambia lies inside Senegal along the Gambia River, and the Atlantic Ocean is to the west.
Can I print Senegal without the region lines?
Yes. Switch Borders off and the sheet prints the outline of Senegal alone, with The Gambia still cut out of it.
Do Kolda and Kédougou share a border?
No, although this sheet draws them touching. A strip of Tambacounda runs between them, south to the border with Guinea. The map source draws that one line too far west.