Sedhiou

Sédhiou department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of three making up the , formerly part of the . The department has three communes: Diannah Malary, and . The rural districts comprise:…
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  • Type: department of Senegal with 194,000 residents
  • Description: department in Sédhiou Region, Senegal
  • Also known as: Sedhiou Department”, “Sédhiou department”, and “Sédhiou Department

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sédhiou.

Town
is a town of , in , nearby the , with a population of 31,511 in 2023. It is the capital of the Region.

Sedhiou

Latitude
12.6981° or 12° 41′ 53″ north
Longitude
-15.5848° or 15° 35′ 5″ west
Population
194,000
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
7C46MCX8+63
Geo­Names ID
2245705
Wiki­data ID
Q2066333
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Spanish—“Sedhiou” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: дэпартамент Седзіу
  • Belarusian: Седзіу (дэпартамент)
  • Belarusian: Седзіу
  • Belarusian: Сэдыю
  • Cebuano: Sédhiou (departamento)
  • Cebuano: Sédhiou
  • Chinese: Sédhiou Koān
  • Chinese: 塞久省
  • Dutch: Sédhiou Department
  • French: département de Sédhiou
  • French: Département de Sédhiou
  • French: Sédhiou
  • Galician: Departamento de Sédhiou
  • German: Département Sédhiou
  • German: Sédhiou
  • Greek: Νομός του Σεντιού
  • Italian: dipartimento di Sédhiou
  • Italian: Dipartimento di Sédhiou
  • Japanese: セディウ県
  • Min Nan Chinese: Sédhiou Koān
  • Persian: سدئو
  • Portuguese: Sédhiou
  • Russian: Седиу (департамент)
  • Russian: Седиу
  • Slovenian: departma Sédhiou
  • Spanish: Departamento de Sédhiou

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