Ziguinchor
Ziguinchor (French: [zi.gɛ̃.ʃoʁ]; Wolof: Siggcoor [sigːcɔːr]; Arabic: زيغينكور) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000 (2007 estimate). It is the seventh largest city of Senegal, but largely separated from the north of the country by The Gambia.
Ziguinchor
زيغينكور | |
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Downtown of Ziguinchor | |
Ziguinchor Location within Senegal | |
| Coordinates (region:SN_type:city): 12°33′43″N 16°17′2″W | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Ziguinchor Region |
| Departement | Ziguinchor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ousmane Sonko |
| Area | |
| • Commune | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Commune | 205,294 |
| • Density | 23,000/km2 (59,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 248,265 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Unlike the semi-arid to arid north of Senegal, as it is under the influence of the West African Monsoon, Ziguinchor has a tropical savanna climate, with an average annual accumulated rainfall of approximately 1,547 millimetres or 61 inches.
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