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Country
  
Senegal

Department
  
Bignona

Local time
  
Wednesday 6:53 PM

Region
  
Ziguinchor

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC+0)

Population
  
27,826 (2013)

Bignona

Weather
  
34°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 34% Humidity

Bignona is a town with commune status located in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal (Casamance). It briefly appears in the movie Binta and the Great Idea.

Contents

Map of Bignona, Senegal

Its population on 2013 was 27,826.

Notable people

  • Landing Savané, politician
  • Ibrahima Sonko, footballer
  • Lamine Diarra, footballer
  • Séni Camara, sculptor
  • Mamadou Lamine Keïta, politician
  • Augustin Sagna, Roman Catholic prelate
  • Abdou Sané, politician
  • Émile Badiane, politician
  • Amadou Sylla, President and founder of SOS CASAMANCE
  • Amadou Diallo Washington, Economist, Politician

    • National roads

  • The N4, running north to Kaolack via Bounkiling and Gambia (Trans-Gambia Highway) and south to Ziguinchor.
  • The N5, running north to Kaolack via Banjul, (capital of Gambia).

    • References

    Bignona Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA