Diogue
Diogué is a village and an island in the rural community of Kafountine, Kataba Arrondissement, Bignona Department, Ziguinchor Region, Senegal. In 2003, there were 563 people and 78 households in Diogué.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nikine and Carabane.
Nikine
Village
Nikine is a village in Kabrousse, Diembéring, Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal; most residents are from the Fula people and the population is in decline. Nikine is situated 4½ km south of Diogue.
Carabane
Village
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carabane, also known as Karabane, is an island and a village located in the extreme south-west of Senegal, in the mouth of the Casamance River. This relatively recent geological formation consists of a shoal and alluvium to which soil is added by accumulation in the branches and roots of the mangrove trees which cover most of the island. Carabane is situated 6 km east of Diogue.
Cachouane
Village
Cachouane is a town in Basse Casamance, southern Senegal, located in the mouth of the Casamance River, south of the island of Carabane. Cachouane is situated 9 km southeast of Diogue.
Diogue
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village and island in Ziguinchor Region, Senegal
- Categories: human settlement, village of Senegal, island, and locality
- Location: Ziguinchor, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12.57602° or 12° 34′ 34″ northLongitude
-16.75143° or 16° 45′ 5″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
7C45H6GX+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2386189305OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Diogue”. Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.