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Ziguinchor
Ziguinchor, Senegal · Africa
About Ziguinchor
Ziguinchor sits on the route: 25 minutes from São Domingos.
Ziguinchor is in Senegal, with about 210,000 people. The nearest town is São Domingos, about 20 km away.
Ziguinchor (French: [ziɡɛ̃ʃɔʁ]; Wolof: Siggcoor [siɡˑcɔːɾ]; 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 214,874 (2023 census). It is the eighth largest city of Senegal, but is nearlyRead more
separated from the north of the country by the nation of The Gambia.
Unlike the semi-arid to arid north of Senegal, Ziguinchor has a tropical savanna climate, as it is under the influence of the West African Monsoon. It has an average annual accumulated rainfall of approximately 1,547 millimetres or 61 inches.
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Ziguinchor is in Ziguinchor, Senegal, about 20 km from São Domingos.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 214,874
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Senegal
- Region
- Ziguinchor
- Timezone
- Africa/Dakar
- Coordinates
- 12.5680, -16.2733
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