Bounkiling department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Sédhiou region. It was created in 2008 along with the Sédhiou region, which was formerly part of the Kolda region.
The department has two communes: Bounkiling and Madina Wandifa.
The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:
Arrondissement of Boghal:
Boghal
Tankon
Ndiamacouta
Arrondissement of Bona:
Bona
Diacounda
Inor
Kandiong Mangana
Arrondissement of Diaroumé
Diaroumé
Diambati
Faoune