Vélingara, Kolda Region, Senegal
🇸🇳 Vélingara is a town located in the Kolda Region of Senegal. It is slightly north of the large 48 km Vélingara crater though the structure's impact origin is still unconfirmed.
The population is primarily composed of Fulani, Soninke, Wolof and Madingo.
Administration The department has three communes: Vélingara (the capital town), Kounkané and Diaobé-Kabendou.
The rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise: • Bonconto Arrondissement; ◦ Bonconto (Bonkonto) ◦ Linkéring ◦ Médina Gounass ◦ Sinthiang Koundara; • Pakour Arrondissement; ◦ Pakour ◦ Paroumba ◦ Ouassadou; • Saré Coly Sallé Arrondissement; ◦ Saré Coly Sallé ◦ Kandia ◦ Kandiaye ◦ Némataba.
Dakar Time
Vélingara has a population of over 23,775 people. Vélingara also forms the centre of the wider Vélingara Department which has a population of over 278,382 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Vélingara has links with:
🇧🇪 Huy, Belgium🇮🇳 Vijayapura 13.29
🇳🇮 Tuma-La Dalia 13.139
🇵🇭 Legaspi Port 13.13
🇰🇭 Battambang 13.1
🇧🇧 Bridgetown 13.099
🇮🇨 Puerto del Rosario -13.867
🇸🇳 Koumpentoum -14.567
🇮🇨 Las Palmas -15.44
🇮🇨 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria -15.44
🇮🇨 Santa Lucía de Tirajana -15.533
Locations Near: Vélingara -14.1167,13.15
🇸🇳 Koumpentoum -14.567,13.983 d: 104.6
🇬🇼 Bafatá -14.69,12.168 d: 125.7
🇬🇼 Farim -15.217,12.483 d: 140.4
🇸🇳 Sédhiou -15.55,12.7 d: 163.2
🇬🇼 Bissau -15.606,11.853 d: 216.7
🇬🇲 Kerewan -16.083,13.5 d: 216.3
🇸🇳 Bignona -16.233,12.817 d: 232.3
Antipodal to: Vélingara 165.883,-13.15
🇻🇺 Port Vila 168.315,-17.737 d: 19442.4
🇸🇧 Honiara 159.95,-9.433 d: 19247.5
🇳🇨 Koné 164.852,-21.059 d: 19128.9
🇳🇨 Nouméa 166.45,-22.267 d: 18999.5
🇫🇯 Lautoka 177.456,-17.611 d: 18679.4
🇫🇯 Suva 178.427,-18.136 d: 18562.7
🇫🇯 Nausori 178.534,-18.031 d: 18556.1
🇵🇬 Buka 154.667,-5.417 d: 18514.5