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Ziguinchor

#756 in World

Senegal

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Population
234K
Coordinates
12.5500, -16.2667
Category
cities

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Ziguinchor 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. It is the eighth largest city of Senegal, but is nearly separated from the north of the country by the nation of The Gambia.

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