Vélingara department
Department in Kolda region, Senegal
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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.[1]
Historical site
- Village of Payoungou, arrondissement of Pakour
Notable people
- Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, founder of the NGO Mozdahir International Institute[2]
