# Ziguinchor region

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Region in Senegal

Ziguinchor Region Région de Ziguinchor (French) Diiwaanu Siggcoor (Wolof) Region Location of Ziguinchor in Senegal Ziguinchor région, divided into 3 départements Coordinates: 12°47′N 16°13′W / 12.783°N 16.217°W / 12.783; -16.217 Country Senegal Capital Ziguinchor Départements List Bignona Oussouye Ziguinchor Area • Total 7,352 km2 (2,839 sq mi) Population (2023 census) • Total 612,343 • Density 83.29/km2 (215.7/sq mi) Time zone UTC+0 (GMT) HDI (2021) 0.589[1] medium · 2nd

**Ziguinchor** is a region of [Senegal](/source/Senegal) (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). The region is also referred to historically and popularly as **Basse [Casamance](/source/Casamance)**.

## Departments

Ziguinchor region is divided into 3 [departments](/source/Departments_of_Senegal):

- [Bignona département](/source/Bignona_department)

- [Oussouye département](/source/Oussouye_department)

- [Ziguinchor département](/source/Ziguinchor_department)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_1-0)** ["Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab"](https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/). *hdi.globaldatalab.org*. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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