Bonconto Arrondissement Explained

Bonconto Arrondissement
Other Name:	Bonkonto Arrondissement
Settlement Type:	Arrondissement
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Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Senegal
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Kolda Region
Subdivision Type2:	Department
Subdivision Name2:	Vélingara Department
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population As Of:	2005 est.
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Bonconto Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Vélingara Department in the Kolda Region of Senegal. It is also spelled Bonkonto.

Subdivisions

The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities and in turn into villages. The communes or rural communities (French: communauté rurale) are:

• Bonconto (commune)^[1]
• Linkéring
• Médina Gounass
• Sinthiang Koundara

Attractions

• The Al Hassanayni Grand Mosque of Darou Hidjiratou is the largest mosque in Bonconto Arrondissement. It is one of the primary mosques for Shi'i Muslims in Senegal.^[2]

Notable people

Notable people:^[3]

• Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, founder of the international NGO Mozdahir

Notes and References

1. Web site: PLAN LOCAL DE DEVELOPPEMENT DE LA COMMUNAUTE RURALE DE BONCONTO RAPPORT FINAL. Approuvé le 23/06/2012 . Feb 21, 2020.
2. Web site: Inaugurantion d'une mosquée construite par l’Institut Mozdahir International : Le khalife de Médina Gounass bénit les actions de l’Ong chiite . leral.net . Feb 21, 2020.
3. Web site: SORTIE DU MAIRE DE BONKONTOU : Les précisions de Chérif Habibou Aïdara . Feb 21, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200221153226/http://senenet.net/index.php/2019/05/07/sortie-du-maire-de-bonkontou-les-precisions-de-cherif-habibou-aidara/ . February 21, 2020 . dead .