Oussouye (or Husuy in
Jola[Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.]) is an urban commune in the
Oussouye Department
Oussouye Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Ziguinchor Region. It's situated in Basse Casamance, on the right bank of the mouth of the Casamance River.
Administration
Oussouye is its main village, which is also the on ...
in the
Ziguinchor Region
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
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of Senegal. It lies in the area of
Basse Casamance
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
Ziguinchor region is divided into 3 departments
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in the south of the country.
In the census of 2002, Oussouye had 4,052 inhabitants. In 2007, according to official estimates, it had risen to 4,239.
Kasa
Kasa may refer to
Places
*Kasa (kingdom), a former kingdom in Senegal
*Kasa, Sweden, a village in northern Sweden
*Kasa District, Kyoto, a district in Kyoto, Japan
*Kasa Khurd, a village in Maharashtra, India
*Kasa-Vubu (commune), a district in t ...
, a
Jola language
Jola (Joola) or Diola is a dialect continuum spoken in Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. It belongs to the Bak branch of the Niger–Congo language family.
Name
The name ''Jola'' is an exonym, and may be from the Mandinka word ''joolaa ...
, is spoken in Oussouye.
The residence of the Prefect at Oussouye is a classified historic site.
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References
* This article is partly based on the
Oussouye
Oussouye (or Husuy in Kasa language, JolaWilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.) is an urban commu ...
article in the
French Wikipedia
The French Wikipedia (french: Wikipédia en français) is the French-language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. This edition was started on 23 March 2001, two months after the official creation of Wikipedia. It has article ...
.
Populated places in Ziguinchor Region
Communes of Senegal
Casamance
Oussouye Department
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