Ziguinchor region
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Capital | Ziguinchor |
Residents | 549,151 (as of 2013) |
surface | 7,339 km² |
Population density | 74.8 inhabitants per km² |
Geographical location | 12 ° 48 ′ N , 16 ° 14 ′ W |
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The Ziguinchor region , historically and traditionally referred to as "Basse (baja) Casamance ", is a region in the south of Senegal with the capital Ziguinchor . The region's license plate is "ZG".
The Ziguinchor region lies between the Atlantic Ocean in the west and the Sédhiou region in the east and between the neighboring states of Gambia in the north and Guinea-Bissau in the south.
structure
The Ziguinchor region is divided into three departments:
At the next structural levels, eight arrondissements, five municipalities (Communes), 25 rural communities (Communautés rurales) and around 502 villages (Villages) are to be named for 2013.