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Kolda
Sign in to saveKolda (; Wolof: Koldaa) is a city and urban commune located in southern Senegal. It is the capital city of Kolda Region and Kolda Department, a region known historically and popularly as Haute Casamance.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kolda
- Region
- Kolda
- Country
- Sénégal
- Population
- 103,574
- Timezone
- Africa/Dakar
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kolda
- Settlement.other_name
- كولدا
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and commune
- Settlement.total_type
- City and commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Kolda-bradybd.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kolda town centre market
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Senegal
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kolda
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kolda
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mame Boye Diao
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 39.24
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023 census
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Administration
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Notables
- References
Kolda (; Wolof: Koldaa) is a city and urban commune located in southern Senegal. It is the capital city of Kolda Region and Kolda Department, a region known historically and popularly as Haute Casamance.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kolda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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