Dagana Department, Senegal Explained

Dagana
Settlement Type:	Department
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Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Senegal
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Saint-Louis Region
Subdivision Type2:	Capital
Subdivision Name2:	Dagana
Area Total Km2:	5208
Population As Of:	2023 census
Population Total:	330,130
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Timezone:	GMT
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Dagana is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the three departments of the north-western region of Saint-Louis. The capital is Dagana.

There are five communes; Dagana, Richard Toll, Rosso (Senegal), Gaé and Ross Béthio

Rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise:

• Mbane Arrondissement:
  • Bokhol.^[1]
  • Mbane
• Ndiaye Arrondissement

• • Ngnith
  • Diama
  • Ronkh

Historic sites

• Fort of Dagana
• Water factory of Mbakhana
• The Residence at Richard Toll known as Baron Roger's Folly (or Chateau)

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In popular culture

The Siren of Good Intentions a novel by J. E. Mooney, . Mooney was a Peace Corps volunteer in Bokhol in the mid-1970s.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Louis Boisgibault, Fahad Al Kabbani (2020): Energy Transition in Metropolises, Rural Areas and Deserts. Wiley - ISTE. (Energy series) .
2. Web site: List of historic sites . 2016-11-15 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030850/http://www.jo.gouv.sn/spip.php?article4607 . dead .
3. Web site: Interview With “The Siren of Good Intentions” Author J.E. Mooney! . So Booking Cool! . February 25, 2021 . 16 February 2020.