Bignona

For the Italian wine grape also known as Bignona, see Dolcetto.

Bignona
Town
Bignona
Coordinates: 12°49′N 16°14′W / 12.817°N 16.233°W / 12.817; -16.233
Country	Senegal
Region	Ziguinchor Region
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Bignona is a town located in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal (Casamance). It briefly appears in the movie Binta and the Great Idea.

Notable people

Landing Savané, politician
Ibrahima Sonko, footballer
Lamine Diarra, footballer
Séni Camara, sculptor
Mamadou Lamine Keïta, politician
Augustin Sagna, Roman Catholic prelate
Abdou Sané, politician
Émile Badiane, politician
Amadou Sylla, President and founder of SOS CASAMANCE
Amadou Diallo Washington, Economist, Politician

National roads

The N4 from Kaolack to Ziguinchor (Trans-Gambia Highway)
The N5 to Banjul (capital of Gambia)

Coordinates: 12°49′N 16°14′W / 12.817°N 16.233°W / 12.817; -16.233

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