Bignona department
Bignona department is one of the three departments in the Ziguinchor region of Senegal.
Districts
Within the department are three urban communes: Bignona, Thionck Essyl and Diouloulou.The rest of the department is divided administratively into four arrondissements made up of rural districts :
- Kataba Arrondissement
- * Kataba
- * Djinaky
- * Kafoutine
- Sindian Arrondissement:
- * Djibidione
- * Oulampane
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- Tendouck Arrondissement:
- * Balinghor
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- * Mlomp
- Tenghory Arrondissement:
- * Coubalan
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- * Ouonck
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Historic sites
- Mausoleum of Ahoune Sané, Koundioughor, Sindian Arrondissement
- 100 year old Sindian Fromager tree, a place of worship for the rites of initiation
- Bakolon Badji site at Niankite, a place of worship for the rites of initiation
- Sweetwater wells at Kafountine, Arrondissement of Kataba
- Palm Baobab of Baligname
- Nankoray termite colony at Djilondine, place of worship for the animist priestesses