Bignona

Bignona
Town and commune
Bignona, monument Emile Badiane
Bignona
Coordinates: 12°49′N 16°14′W / 12.817°N 16.233°W / 12.817; -16.233
Country	Senegal
Region	Ziguinchor
Department	Bignona
Area [1]
• Town and commune	16.88 km2 (6.52 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)[1]
• Town and commune	28,642
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Bignona is a town with commune status located in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal (Casamance). It briefly appears in the movie Binta and the Great Idea.

Its population in 2023 was 28,642.^[1]

• Landing Savané, politician
• Ibrahima Sonko, footballer
• Moussa Wague, footballer
• Lamine Diarra, footballer
• Séni Camara, sculptor
• Augustin Sagna, Roman Catholic prelate

• The N4, running north to Kaolack via Bounkiling and Gambia (Trans-Gambia Highway) and south to Ziguinchor.
• The N5, running north to Kaolack via Banjul, (capital of Gambia).

12°49′N 16°14′W / 12.817°N 16.233°W / 12.817; -16.233

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