Ziguinchor region

Ziguinchor
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 Coordinates: 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:

• Bignona
• Oussouye
• Ziguinchor

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.

Web links

• Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Ziguinchor: Situation economique et sociale regional 2013 PDF file 3.63 MB
• Map of the region