Ziguinchor Department
Ziguinchor | |
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![]() Location in the Ziguinchor Region | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Ziguinchor Region |
Capital | Ziguinchor |
Area | |
• Total | 1,153 km2 (445 sq mi) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 248,265 |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Ziguinchor Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of three located in the Ziguinchor Region in the south-west of the country.
The department has a single urban commune, that of Ziguinchor
The department is also divided administratively into two arrondissements, Niaguis Arrondissement and Nyassia Arrondissement which are in turn split into rural communities (Communautés rurales).
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Ziguinchor Department arrondissements
- Niaguis Arrondissement:
- Adéane
- Niaguis
- Boutoupa-Camaracounda
- Nyassia Arrondissement:
Historic sites [1][]
Saint-Antoine de Padoue Cathedral
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/ZiguinchorImpluviumEntrance.jpg/220px-ZiguinchorImpluviumEntrance.jpg)
Impluvium house in Ziguinchor
- Saint-Antoine de Padoue Cathedral, Ziguinchor
- Palais de Justice, Ziguinchor
- Government building, Ziguinchor
- Regional council building, Ziguinchor
- Baobab tree at Boutoupa, Niaguis Arrondissement. (200 years old, a place of worship for women where men were forbidden)
- Grand Mosque of Santhiaba, Ziguinchor
- Cemetery (mixed Islamic and Christian), Route du Sud, Ziguinchor
- Dialang Bantang fromager tree at Niéfoulène Ziguinchor, place of worship for Diola and Mandingo women, Ziguinchor
- Impluvium houses of the Kingdom of Bandial
Coordinates: 12°33′43″N 16°17′02″W / 12.56194°N 16.28389°W
References[]
Categories:
- Ziguinchor Department
- Departments of Senegal
- Ziguinchor Region
- Senegal geography stubs