Bignona is a town with commune status located in the
Ziguinchor Region of
Senegal
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(
Casamance). It briefly appears in the 2004 Spanish movie ''
Binta and the Great Idea.''
Its population in 2023 was 28,642.
Notable people
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Landing Savané, politician
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Ibrahima Sonko, footballer
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Moussa Wague, footballer
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Lamine Diarra, footballer
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Séni Camara, sculptor
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Augustin Sagna, Roman Catholic prelate
National roads
*The
N4, running north to
Kaolack via
Bounkiling and
Gambia
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(
Trans-Gambia Highway) and south to
Ziguinchor.
*The
N5, running north to
Kaolack via
Banjul
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, (capital of
Gambia
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).
References
Communes of Senegal
Populated places in the Bignona department
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