Ziguinchor (department)
The Ziguinchor department is one of 45 departments that make up Senegal and one of three departments that make up the Ziguinchor region . It is located in the "Basse (baja) Casamance " in the southwest of Senegal with the capital Ziguinchor .
The department has an area of 1153 km² and is divided into arrondissements, communes and rural communes (Communautés rurales) as follows:
| Commune / Arrondissement |
Communauté rurale |
Residents 2013 |
| Ziguinchor | - | 205.294 |
| Niaguis | Adéane | 17,580 |
| Niaguis | Boutoupa Camaracounda | 5,149 |
| Niaguis | Niaguis | 10,501 |
| Nyassia | Enampore | 4,659 |
| Nyassia | Nyassia | 5,081 |
| Department | - | 248.264 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Ziguinchor: Situation economique et sociale regional 2013, pages 17 and 117 of the PDF file 3.63 MB
- ↑ There are different spellings, this one is the usual one according to Internet search results
Coordinates: 12 ° 33 ′ N , 16 ° 16 ′ W
Administrative division of Senegal