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Also known as Ziguinchor Region

region of Senegal

Key facts

Country
Senegal
Capital
Ziguinchor
D partements
List Bignona Oussouye Ziguinchor
Total
7,352 km (2,839 sq mi)
Density
83.29/km (215.7/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+0 ( GMT )
Hdi 2021
0.589 , medium · 2nd

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Senegal
Located in
Senegal
Capital
Ziguinchor
Population
612343
Area
7339
Body of water
Atlantic Ocean
Shares border with
Sédhiou
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language used
Jola-Felupe
topic's main category
Category:Ziguinchor region
Commons category
Ziguinchor Region
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Encyclopedic overview

Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). The region is also referred to historically and popularly as Basse Casamance.

Departments

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ziguinchor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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