Oussouye

Oussouye
Town
Oussouye
Oussouye
Coordinates: 12°29′06″N 16°32′49″W / 12.48500°N 16.54694°W / 12.48500; -16.54694
Country  Senegal
Region Ziguinchor Region
Department Oussouye
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Oussouye is an urban commune in the Oussouye Department in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal. It lies in the area of Basse Casamance in the south of the country.

In the census of 2002, Oussouye had 4,052 inhabitants. In 2007, according to official estimates, it had risen to 4,239.

The residence of the Prefect at Oussouye is a classified historic site.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "ARRETE MINISTERIEL n° 2711 mcphc-dpc en date du 3 mai 2006". Government of Senegal. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  • This article is partly based on the Oussouye article in the French Wikipedia.
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