Sédhiou, Senegal
🇸🇳 Sédhiou (Seéju) is a town of Senegal, in Casamance area, nearby the Casamance river. It is the capital of the Sédhiou Region.
History The main historical culture of Sédhiou came from the Mandinka people, but many populations are located in the area nowadays.
Geography It is the capital of the Sédhiou Region. Sédhiou Region is a region of Senegal located in the south-west of the country in the natural region called Casamance.
It was historically a department of the Kolda Region until 2008.
It is located between the Kolda Region in the east and the Ziguinchor Region in the west.
It also shares borders with the Gambia in the north and Guinea-Bissau in the south.
Departments Sédhiou Region has three departments: • Bounkiling Département • Goudoump Département • Sédhiou Département
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Sédhiou has a population of over 24,213 people. Sédhiou also forms the centre of the wider Sédhiou Region which has a population of over 434,877 people.
To set up a UBI Lab for Sédhiou see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Sédhiou has links with:
🇫🇷 Les Ulis, France🇮🇳 Kanchipuram 12.839
🇮🇨 Santa Lucía de Tirajana -15.533
🇮🇨 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria -15.44
🇮🇨 Las Palmas -15.44
🇸🇳 Koumpentoum -14.567
Locations Near: Sédhiou -15.55,12.7
🇬🇼 Farim -15.217,12.483 d: 43.5
🇸🇳 Bignona -16.233,12.817 d: 75.2
🇸🇳 Ziguinchor -16.283,12.55 d: 81.3
🇬🇼 Cacheu -16.167,12.267 d: 82.5
🇬🇼 Bissau -15.606,11.853 d: 94.4
🇬🇲 Kerewan -16.083,13.5 d: 106.1
🇬🇼 Bafatá -14.69,12.168 d: 110.5
Antipodal to: Sédhiou 164.45,-12.7
🇸🇧 Honiara 159.95,-9.433 d: 19404.3
🇻🇺 Port Vila 168.315,-17.737 d: 19318.3
🇳🇨 Koné 164.852,-21.059 d: 19084.6
🇳🇨 Nouméa 166.45,-22.267 d: 18930.4
🇵🇬 Buka 154.667,-5.417 d: 18670.4
🇫🇯 Lautoka 177.456,-17.611 d: 18516.9
🇫🇯 Suva 178.427,-18.136 d: 18400.4
🇫🇯 Nausori 178.534,-18.031 d: 18393.7