Fontama
Fontama is a village in Ziguinchor, Senegal. Fontama is situated nearby to the village Diatoc, as well as near Kediela.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagaya and Bodé.
Bagaya
Village
Photo: Geertivp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bagaya is a settlement in Senegal in the department Bignona, in the region Ziguinchor Region, in the Casamance area. Bagaya belongs to the rural community of Balinghore in the arrondissement of Tendouck. Bagaya is situated 3½ km northeast of Fontama.
Bodé
Village
Bodé is a settlement in Senegal located in the Tendouck Arrondissement. At the 2023 census, the village had 249 inhabitants and 37 households. Bodé is situated 5 km south of Fontama.
Affiniam
Village
Affiniam is a small town in the Bignona Department in the Ziguinchor Region of south-western Senegal. In 2002 it had a population of 1620 people. The town lies on the northern bank of the Casamance River, with the chief town of the Casamance region, Ziguinchor, located a few kilometers southeast across the river. Affiniam is situated 8 km southeast of Fontama.
Fontama
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Ziguinchor, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12.70328° or 12° 42′ 12″ northLongitude
-16.4162° or 16° 24′ 58″ westElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
7C45PH3M+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 2378057073OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2251819
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