Country Senegal Capital Oussouye Area 891 km² | Time zone GMT (UTC+0) | |
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Weather 26°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 62% Humidity | ||
Oussouye Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Ziguinchor Region. It's situated in Basse Casamance, on the right bank of the mouth of the Casamance River.
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Administration
Oussouye is its main village, which is also the only commune of the department.
It is divided in two arrondissements made up of rural districts (communautés rurales):
Historic sites
Economy
The most important economic activities are farming, specially rice farming in the mangrove zone, tourism and fishing. Oussouye is one of the biggest touristic centers in Senegal, with seaside resorts like Cap-skirring and Djimbéring. Fishing is also an important source of revenue thanks to the existence of the mangrove ecosystem.
References
Oussouye Department Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA