Ziguinchor department

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Ziguinchor
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Location in the Ziguinchor region
CountryFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Region Ziguinchor region
Capital Ziguinchor
Area
  Total
1,153 km2 (445 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
  Total
274,563
  Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Ziguinchor department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of three located in the Ziguinchor region in the south-west of the country.

The department has a single urban commune, that of Ziguinchor

The department is also divided administratively into two arrondissements, Niaguis Arrondissement and Nyassia Arrondissement which are in turn split into rural communities (Communautés rurales).

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Ziguinchor Department arrondissements

Historic sites [1]

Saint-Antoine de Padoue Cathedral ZiguinchorCathedrale.JPG
Saint-Antoine de Padoue Cathedral
Impluvium house in Ziguinchor ZiguinchorImpluviumEntrance.jpg
Impluvium house in Ziguinchor

12°33′43″N16°17′02″W / 12.56194°N 16.28389°W / 12.56194; -16.28389

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