Kagnout
Kagnout
Cagnout, Cagnut | |
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Village | |
  Kagnout | |
| Coordinates: 12°32′56″N 16°37′40″W / 12.54889°N 16.62778°WCoordinates: 12°32′56″N 16°37′40″W / 12.54889°N 16.62778°W | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Ziguinchor |
| Department | Oussouye |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
Kagnout (also called Cagnout or Cagnut) is a village in Casamance, Senegal. It is located near the left bank of the estuary of the Casamance River. It is part of the rural community of Mlomp , in the district of , the department of Oussouye and the region of Ziguinchor . Administratively, it is made up of three official villages: Cagnoute Bouhibane , Cagnoute Ebrouaye and Cagnoute Houyoho .
History[]
On March 25, 1851, the leaders of Kagnout permanently ceded the island of Carabane to France.[1]
Administration[]
The village is part of the rural community of Mlomp in Oussouye, Ziguinchor.
Geography[]
The nearest towns are Carabane, , , Niomoune, , Mlomp, and Samatit.
Bibliography[]
- Muriel Scibilia (2003). La Casamance ouvre ses cases. Tourisme au Sénégal (in French). L’Harmattan. p. 174. ISBN 2-85802-676-9.
- Louis-Vincent Thomas (1958). Les Diola. Essai d’analyse fonctionnelle sur une population de Basse-Casamance (in French). Dakar: IFAN, Université de Dakar. p. 821.
References[]
- ^ Jules de Clerq (1987). "Traité conclu à Elinkine, le 25 mars 1851, entre la France et les chefs de Cagnut, pour une cession de territoire". Recueil des traités de la France (1713-1906) (in French). Leiden.
External links[]
Categories:
- Populated places in Ziguinchor Region