West Africa
Senegal
Kolda Region

Vélingara

Vélingara is a city and urban commune situated in the Kolda Region of . It is located slightly north of the large 48 km Vélingara crater though the structure's impact origin is still unconfirmed.
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  • Type: Town with 23,800 residents
  • Description: city of Senegal
  • Also known as: “Velingara”

Vélingara

Latitude
13.14724° or 13° 8′ 50″ north
Longitude
-14.10758° or 14° 6′ 27″ west
Population
23,800
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
7C574VWR+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 351551931
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2244177
Wiki­data ID
Q1014390
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Vélingara” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Vélingara”
  • Cebuano: “Vélingara”
  • Chinese: “韋林加拉”
  • Dutch: “Vélingara”
  • French: “Vélingara”
  • Fulah: “Vélingara”
  • German: “Velingara”
  • German: “Vélingara”
  • Hebrew: “ולנגרה”
  • Italian: “Dipartimento di Velingara”
  • Italian: “Dipartimento di Vélingara”
  • Italian: “Vélingara”
  • Japanese: “ヴェリンガラ”
  • Persian: “ویلینگارا”
  • Polish: “Vélingara”
  • Portuguese: “Vélingara”
  • Russian: “Велингара”
  • Swahili: “Vélingara”
  • Swedish: “Vélingara”
  • Ukrainian: “Велінгара”

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