Bignona, Ziguinchor, Senegal
🇸🇳 Bignona is a town with commune status located in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal (Casamance). It briefly appears in the movie Binta and the Great Idea.
Districts Within the department are three urban communes: Bignona, Thionck Essyl and Diouloulou
The rest of the department is divided administratively into four arrondissements made up of rural districts (communautés rurales): • Kataba Arrondissement (renamed from Diouloulou in 2008, when Diouloulou became a commune); ◦ Kataba; ◦ Djinaky; ◦ Kafoutine • Sindian Arrondissement: ◦ Djibidione; ◦ Oulampane; ◦ Sindian ; ◦ Suelle • Tendouck Arrondissement: ◦ Balinghor; ◦ Diégoune ; ◦ Kartiack ; ◦ Mangagoulack ; ◦ Mlomp • Tenghory Arrondissement: ◦ Coubalan; ◦ Niamone ; ◦ Ouonck; ◦ Tenghory.
Historic sites • Mausoleum of Ahoune Sané, Koundioughor, Sindian Arrondissement • 100 year old Sindian Fromager (Kapok) tree, a place of worship for the rites of initiation • Bakolon Badji site at Niankite, a place of worship for the rites of initiation • Sweetwater wells at Kafountine, Arrondissement of Kataba • Palm Baobab of Baligname • Nankoray termite colony at Djilondine, place of worship for the animist priestesses
Transport: Road • The N4, running north to Kaolack via Bounkiling and Gambia (Trans-Gambia Highway) and south to Ziguinchor. • The N5, running north to Kaolack via Banjul, (capital of Gambia).
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Bignona has a population of over 27,826 people. Bignona also forms the centre of the wider Bignona Department which has a population of over 252,554 people.
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🇮🇳 Kanchipuram 12.839
🇹🇭 Bang Lamung 12.967
🇻🇳 Buôn Ma Thuột 12.678
🇲🇷 Nouakchott -15.98
🇮🇨 Santa Cruz de Tenerife -16.25
🇸🇳 Ziguinchor -16.283
🇮🇨 San Cristóbal de La Laguna -16.314
🇸🇳 Saint-Louis -16.5
🇬🇲 Serrekunda -16.678
Locations Near: Bignona -16.2333,12.8167
🇸🇳 Ziguinchor -16.283,12.55 d: 30.1
🇬🇼 Cacheu -16.167,12.267 d: 61.6
🇬🇲 Brikama -16.65,13.267 d: 67.4
🇬🇲 Kerewan -16.089,13.49 d: 76.5
🇸🇳 Sédhiou -15.55,12.7 d: 75.2
🇬🇲 Banjul -16.589,13.455 d: 80.7
🇬🇲 Serrekunda -16.678,13.435 d: 83.9
🇬🇲 Kanifing -16.681,13.443 d: 84.8
Antipodal to: Bignona 163.767,-12.817
🇸🇧 Honiara 159.95,-9.433 d: 19453.9
🇻🇺 Port Vila 168.315,-17.737 d: 19282.2
🇳🇨 Koné 164.852,-21.059 d: 19091.4
🇳🇨 Nouméa 166.45,-22.267 d: 18926.5
🇵🇬 Buka 154.667,-5.417 d: 18721.4
🇫🇯 Lautoka 177.456,-17.611 d: 18453.2
🇫🇯 Suva 178.427,-18.136 d: 18337.3
🇫🇯 Nausori 178.534,-18.031 d: 18330.3