# Saldé Arrondissement, Podor Department, Saint-Louis Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/senegal/saint-louis/podor/salde/ Arrondissement · Podor Department # Saldé Saldé is an arrondissement of Senegal in Podor Department, Saint-Louis Region. It covers **2,745.7 km²**. 106 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2,746km² - 12mapped services - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Saldé? Saldé lies in [Podor Department](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/saint-louis/podor/), [Saint-Louis Region](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/saint-louis/), [Senegal](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/). It borders 4 other arrondissements: [Agnam Civol](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/matam/matam/agnam-civol/), [Cas Cas](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/saint-louis/podor/cas-cas/), [Ogo](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/matam/matam/ogo/) and [Vélingara](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/matam/ranerou/velingara/). By area it is the 24th largest of 124 arrondissements in Senegal. It covers 21.2% of [Podor Department](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/saint-louis/podor/). The centre of Saldé is about 374 km in a straight line from Dakar, the capital. The centre point is at 15.8649° N, 14.1760° W. Source: [Government of Senegal, 2009 (updated by OCHA/ROWCA) 04 august 2018 via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sen). ## Know before you go: Saldé - Time zoneUTC+0, no daylight saving · Africa/Dakar - CurrencyFranc (XOF) - Country calling code+221 - LanguagesFrench, Wolof, Pulaar, Mandinka - Plug typesType C, E, K · 230 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 06:24) and shortest in Dec (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 07:15, sunset around 18:27). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Saldé Open gazetteers list **106 villages, towns and localities** in Saldé. The largest with a recorded population: Galoya Toucouleur (5,288) and Pété (4,211). Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 62 m above sea level (median 24 m). - Badogor Boki - Barôbé - Belel-Boukar - Bely Edy - Bogguel - Boke Dialloubé - Bokké Dialloubé - Bokké Fâfâbé - Bokké Mbâïbé - Boké MbayBé - Boké Namadi - Bèye Madji - Bélel Bobori - Bélel Mbodi - Diam Oury - Diammel Siré - Diaranguel - Diongui - Dirim Bodioal - Dirimbodial - Diâba Déklé - Diâba Maoundé - Diâranguel - Dougou - Déntiali - Ferlo Tyikkité - Fondé Diarangel - Fondé Ngouri - Fondé Thiéwo - Féto Diami - Gadiobé - Galdadi - Galoya Foulbé - Galoya Toucouleur - Galoya Tôrobbé - Ganguel - Gaoya - Gourel Bey - Gourel Dani - Gueye Kadar - Guirvas - Guèye Kadar - Guéye Kadar - Hobel - Houga - Kadia - Kaloye - Kara Vendou - Karawendou - Koylel - Koyll Diao - Liane - Louggué Foulbé - Louggué Sébbé - Louggué Tôrobbé - Lougue - Louguéré Mbaba - Loumbi Diénguel - Lour Gaodé - Lour Harao - Lour Ouolof - Mbélogne - Mbôlo Ali - Mbôlo Birane - Ndiayene Peulh - Ndèftili - Ngarane - Ngoui - Ngouye - Oguere - Ouallah - Ouâssétâké - Perlèle - Pourèle - Pouté - Pété - Révane - Saldé - Sambowté - Sar Maoundé - Sintiou Amadou Mariama - Sintiou Bogguel - Sintiou Diongui - Sintiou Faragbé - Sounnatou - Tanpidara - Tantâdji - Thiaborlé - Thikité - Thilambol - Thioulouki - Thiourouf - Tialbol - Tiam - Tiaski - Toubi Télo - Toufndé Gandé - Toundé Gandé - Tyabourli - Tyikkité - Tyilambol - Vending - Wouro Balla - Wouro Balla Toksal - Yaoualdé - Yaoualdé Sinntiou Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Saldé Named natural and historic features inside Saldé, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 lakes; 1 river or stream. - Helloum - Hâraou - Tiamala ### Hills and mountains 1 valley. - Vallée du Sénégal · 20 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Fôret Classée de Oualla Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Saldé and the best time to visit Using the climate of Podor Department, the warmest month is May (average 34 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 369 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (140 mm) and the driest Mar (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 2 Feb 25 1 Mar 29 0 Apr 32 1 May 34 0 Jun 34 19 Jul 32 82 Aug 30 140 Sep 29 110 Oct 30 15 Nov 27 1 Dec 24 0 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Saldé Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital centre de sante pété · Saldé 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.10161&mlon=-13.95500#map=17/16.10161/-13.95500) Bank La Banque Agricole · Saldé 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.10539&mlon=-13.95356#map=17/16.10539/-13.95356) School École Alphabétisation · Agnam Civol 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.72389&mlon=-13.90989#map=17/15.72389/-13.90989) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Saldé Places mapped inside Saldé in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Banks1 - Schools6 - Pharmacies2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other arrondissements in Podor Department - Cas Cas - Gamadji Sarré - Thillé Boubakar ## Quick answers - Where is Saldé?In Podor Department, Saint-Louis Region, Senegal - What borders Saldé?Agnam Civol, Cas Cas, Ogo and Vélingara - What time zone is Saldé in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Saldé?Franc (XOF) - What language is spoken in Saldé?French, Wolof, Pulaar (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Saldé?106 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Saldé?Settlements lie between 6 m and 62 m - What is the highest point in Saldé?Vallée du Sénégal (20 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Saldé?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Saldé?centre de sante pété, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Saldé?La Banque Agricole, about 36 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Saldé?3 mapped - How many banks are in Saldé?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Saldé?SN100203 (OCHA common operational dataset)