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thumb|300px|Bignona Department arrondissements
'''Bignona department''' (French: Département de Bignona) is one of the three departments in the Ziguinchor region of Senegal.
==Districts== Within the department are three urban communes: Bignona, Thionck Essyl and Diouloulou.
The rest of the department is divided administratively into four arrondissements made up of rural districts (communautés rurales): * Kataba Arrondissement (renamed from Diouloulou in 2008, when Diouloulou became a commune) ** Kataba ** Djinaky ** Kafoutine * Sindian Arrondissement: ** Djibidione ** Oulampane ** {{ill|Sindian, Senegal|lt=Sindian|fr|Sindian}} ** {{ill|Suelle, Senegal|lt=Suelle|fr|Suelle}} * Tendouck Arrondissement: ** Balinghor ** {{ill|Diégoune|fr|Diégoune}} ** {{ill|Kartiack|fr|Kartiack}} ** {{ill|Mangagoulack|fr|Mangagoulack}} ** Mlomp * Tenghory Arrondissement: ** Coubalan ** {{ill|Niamone|fr|Niamone}} ** Ouonck ** {{ill|Tenghory|fr|Tenghory}}
==Historic sites ==
* Mausoleum of Ahoune Sané, Koundioughor, Sindian Arrondissement * 100 year old Sindian Fromager (Kapok) tree, a place of worship for the rites of initiation * Bakolon Badji site at Niankite, a place of worship for the rites of initiation * Sweetwater wells at Kafountine, Arrondissement of Kataba * Palm Baobab of Baligname * Nankoray termite colony at Djilondine, place of worship for the animist priestesses <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jo.gouv.sn/spip.php?article4607 |title=Historic sites |access-date=2016-11-16 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030850/http://www.jo.gouv.sn/spip.php?article4607 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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Category:Bignona department Category:Departments of Senegal Category:Ziguinchor region