Ziguinchor Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of three located in the Ziguinchor Region in the south-west of the country.

Ziguinchor
Department
Location in the Ziguinchor Region
Country	Senegal
Region	Ziguinchor Region
Capital	Ziguinchor
Area
• Total	1,153 km2 (445 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	248,265
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

The department has a single urban commune, that of Ziguinchor

The department is also divided administratively into two arrondissements, Niaguis Arrondissement and Nyassia Arrondissement which are in turn split into rural communities (Communautés rurales).

• Niaguis Arrondissement:
  • Adéane
  • Niaguis
  • Boutoupa-Camaracounda
• Nyassia Arrondissement:
  • Enampore
  • Nyassia

Historic sites [1]

• Saint-Antoine de Padoue Cathedral, Ziguinchor
• Palais de Justice, Ziguinchor
• Government building, Ziguinchor
• Regional council building, Ziguinchor
• Baobab tree at Boutoupa, Niaguis Arrondissement. (200 years old, a place of worship for women where men were forbidden)
• Grand Mosque of Santhiaba, Ziguinchor
• Cemetery (mixed Islamic and Christian), Route du Sud, Ziguinchor
• Dialang Bantang fromager tree at Niéfoulène Ziguinchor, place of worship for Diola and Mandingo women, Ziguinchor
• Impluvium houses of the Kingdom of Bandial

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