Vélingara department

Vélingara
Vélingara
Department
	Location in the Kolda region
Country	Senegal
Region	Kolda region
Capital	Vélingara
Area
• Total	5,434 km2 (2,098 sq mi)
Population (2023 census)
• Total	406,504
• Density	74.81/km2 (193.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Vélingara department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Kolda region in the Upper Casamance.

Administration

The department has three communes: Vélingara (the capital town), Kounkané and Diaobé-Kabendou.

The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:

Bonconto Arrondissement
- Bonconto (Bonkonto)
- Linkéring
- Médina Gounass
- Sinthiang Koundara
Pakour Arrondissement
- Pakour
- Paroumba
- Ouassadou
Saré Coly Sallé Arrondissement
- Saré Coly Sallé
- Kandia
- Kandiaye
- Némataba

Population

In the December 2002 census, the population was 189,742. In 2005, it was estimated at 206,547 people. The 2023 census counted a population of 405,151.

Historical site

Village of Payoungou, arrondissement of Pakour

Notable people

Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, founder of the NGO Mozdahir International Institute

References

↑ RGPH-5, Rapport Definitif
↑ Diop, Macoumba (2013). L'introduction du chiisme au Sénégal. In Histoire, monde et cultures religieuses 2013/4 (n° 28), pages 63-77.

13°9′00″N 14°7′00″W / 13.15000°N 14.11667°W / 13.15000; -14.11667

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[1] RGPH-5, Rapport Definitif

[Diop-2] Diop, Macoumba (2013). L'introduction du chiisme au Sénégal. In Histoire, monde et cultures religieuses 2013/4 (n° 28), pages 63-77.