Oussouye | |
|---|---|
 Fromager (Kapok) trees at Diembéring | |
 Location in the Ziguinchor Region | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Ziguinchor Region |
| Capital | Oussouye |
| Area | |
| • Total | 891 km2 (344 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
| • Total | 52,883 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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.
Oussouye is its main village, which is also the only commune of the department.
It is divided in two arrondissements made up of rural districts (communautés rurales):
The most important economic activities are farming, specially rice farming in the mangrove zone, tourism and fishing. Oussouye is one of the biggest touristic centers in Senegal, with seaside resorts like Cap-skirring and Djimbéring. Fishing is also an important source of revenue thanks to the existence of the mangrove ecosystem.
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Bignona Department is one of the three departments in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal.
Ziguinchor Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of three located in the Ziguinchor Region in the south-west of the country.
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Carabane, also known as Karabane, is an island and a village located in the extreme south-west of Senegal, in the mouth of the Casamance River. This relatively recent geological formation consists of a shoal and alluvium to which soil is added by accumulation in the branches and roots of the mangrove trees which cover most of the island. Along with the rest of Ziguinchor Region, Carabane has a tropical climate, cycling between a dry season and a wet season. The island was once considered an arid location where no useful plants were likely to grow, but it now supports several types of fruit tree, the most common of which are mangos and oranges. Although the nearby Basse Casamance National Park and Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve have been closed for years because of the Casamance Conflict, Carabane has continued to attract ornithologists interested in its wide variety of birds. Various species of fish are plentiful around the island, but there are very few mammals.
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Mlomp is a locality in Oussouye Department, Casamance, Senegal.
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