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Ziguinchor Department
Ziguinchor Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of three located in the Ziguinchor Region in the south-west of the country. The department has a single urban commune, that of Ziguinchor The department is also divided administratively into two arrondissements, Niaguis Arrondissement and Nyassia Arrondissement which are in turn split into rural communities (''Communautés rurales''). *Niaguis Arrondissement: ** Adéane ** Niaguis ** Boutoupa-Camaracounda *Nyassia Arrondissement: ** Enampore ** Nyassia Historic sites * Saint-Antoine de Padoue Cathedral, Ziguinchor * Palais de Justice, Ziguinchor * Government building, Ziguinchor * Regional council building, Ziguinchor * Baobab tree at Boutoupa, Niaguis Arrondissement. (200 years old, a place of worship for women where men were forbidden) * Grand Mosque of Santhiaba, Ziguinchor * Cemetery (mixed Islamic and Christian), Route du Sud, Ziguinchor * Dialang Bantang fromager tree at Niéfoulène Ziguinchor, pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Senegal
The 14 regions of Senegal are subdivided into 46 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 14 ''régions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') which elect administrative officers. Since three new regions increased the number of departments to 45 in 2008, the most recent addition, of Keur Massar, in May 2008 brings the number to 46. The departments are listed below, by region: Dakar Region * Dakar Department * Guédiawaye Department *Keur Massar Department (since May 2021) * Pikine Department *Rufisque Department Diourbel Region *Bambey Department *Diourbel Department *Mbacké Department Fatick Region *Fatick Department *Foundiougne Department *Gossas Department Kaffrine Region *Kaffrine Department *Birkilane Department *Koungheul Department *Malem Hoddar Department Kaolack Region *Guinguinéo Department *Kaolack Department *Nioro du Rip Department Kédougou Regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adéane
Adéane is a small town and rural community in Senegal. It has a population of 2115 people according to the 2002 census. It lies on the southern bank of the Casamance River, opposite where the Soungrougrou River joins the Casamance, close to the Bissine Forest. It lies along the N6 highway, connecting it to Ziguinchor and Kolda Kolda ( ar, كولدا; Wolof: Koldaa) is a city 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 The name Kolda derives from the na .... Geography Villages Villages in the Adéane rural community comprise * Adéane * Agnack Grand * Agnack Petit * Baghagha * Bissine * Diagnon * Koundioundou * Sindone * Tambacoumba References Rural communities of Senegal Populated places in the Ziguinchor Department {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandial
Bandial is a village in the commune of Enampore, Nyassia Arrondissement, Ziguinchor Department in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž .... According to PEPAM (Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire), Bandial has a population of 229 people living in 32 houses. References Bandial at PEPAM Populated places in the Ziguinchor Department {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impluvium (house)
The ''impluvium'' (pl. ''impluvia'') is a water-catchment pool system meant to capture rain-water flowing from the ''compluvium'', or slanted roof. Often placed "inside", instead of "outside", a building, it is a notable feature in many architectural traditions. Greco-Roman impluvium In Greco-Roman architectural studies, the ''impluvium'' refers to the sunken part of the atrium in a Greek or Roman house ('' domus''), designed to carry away the rainwater falling from the ''compluvium'' of the roof. It is usually made of marble and placed about 30 cm below the floor of the atrium, and emptied into a subfloor cistern. Construction and use Inspection (without excavation) of ''impluvia'' in Paestum, Pompeii and Rome indicated that the pavement surface in the ''impluvia'' was porous, or that the non-porous stone tiles were separated by gaps significant enough to allow a substantial quantity of water caught in the basin of the ''impluvium'' to filter through the cracks and, bey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyassia
Niassia (also spelled Nyassia) is a village and commune in Ziguinchor Department, Ziguinchor Region, Casamance, Senegal. Administration Niassia is the capital of the rural community of Niassia and Niassia district. The commune contains villages such as Badème Badème is a village in the rural community of Nyassia, Nyassia Arrondissement, Ziguinchor Department in the Ziguinchor Region of south-west Senegal, near the border with Guinée-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, ðž ..., Bassere, Kadiene, Goudoume, Atoure, Toubacouta, Babonda, Djililo and Bagame. The current president of the Nyassia Rural Community (as of January 2013) is Parfait Sagna. Geography The nearest towns are Bafikane, Badionkoton, Katio, Etome, and Kailou. External links * {{in lang, en}Maps, weather and airports for Niassia Populated places in the Ziguinchor Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enampore
Enampore is a village in the Casamance region of Senegal. It lies about 23 kilometres from the Casamance's chief town Ziguinchor. It is noted for its impluvium The ''impluvium'' (pl. ''impluvia'') is a water-catchment pool system meant to capture rain-water flowing from the ''compluvium'', or slanted roof. Often placed "inside", instead of "outside", a building, it is a notable feature in many archite ... houses, which are a distinctive feature of Jola architecture. References Geography of Senegal Casamance Populated places in the Ziguinchor Department {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziguinchor Arrondissements
Ziguinchor (; wo, Siggcoor ; ar, زيغينكور) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000 (2007 estimate). It is the seventh largest city of Senegal, but largely separated from the north of the country by The Gambia. Unlike the semi-arid to arid north of Senegal, as it is under the influence of the West African Monsoon, Ziguinchor has a tropical savanna climate, with an average annual accumulated rainfall of approximately . Etymology There are several competing etymologies for Ziguinchor's name. The most well-known comes from the time when Portuguese traders and explorers came to the region to form a trading post, and derives from Portuguese ''Cheguei e choram'', "I came and they cry". The local people, seeing the Europeans, began crying, thinking they were about to be enslaved. The name, however, likely predates the Portuguese arrival, as the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Senegal
Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions (French: ''régions'', singular''région''), each of which is administered by a ''Conseil Régional'' (pl.: ''Conseils Régionaux'') elected by population weight at the arrondissement level. Senegal is further subdivided into 45 departments, 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 14 ''regions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') which elect administrative officers. from Union des ''Associations d’ Elus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal''. See also the law creating current local government structures Code de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyassia Arrondissement
Nyassia Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Ziguinchor Department in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal. The principal town is Nyassia. Subdivisions The arrondissement is divided administratively into 2 rural communities Sociologists have identified a number of different types of rural communities, which have arisen as a result of changing economic trends within rural regions of industrial nations. The basic trend seems to be one in which communities are requir ... (Communautés rurales) and in turn into villages. Communautés rurales Arrondissements of Senegal Ziguinchor Region Populated places in the Ziguinchor Department {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niaguis Arrondissement
Niaguis Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Ziguinchor Department in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal. Subdivisions The arrondissement is divided administratively into 3 rural communities Sociologists have identified a number of different types of rural communities, which have arisen as a result of changing economic trends within rural regions of industrial nations. The basic trend seems to be one in which communities are requir ... (''communautés rurales'') and in turn into villages. Communautés rurales : Arrondissements of Senegal Ziguinchor Region Populated places in the Ziguinchor Department {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
