Bignona
{{For|the Italian wine grape also known as Bignona|Dolcetto}}
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File:De eerste regen voor kinderen in Bignona Senegal.webm
Bignona is a town with commune status located in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal (Casamance). It briefly appears in the 2004 Spanish movie Binta and the Great Idea.
Notable people
- Landing Savané, politician
- Ibrahima Sonko, footballer
- Moussa Wague, footballer
- Lamine Diarra, footballer
- Séni Camara, sculptor
- Augustin Sagna, Roman Catholic prelate
National roads
- The N4, running north to Kaolack via Bounkiling and Gambia (Trans-Gambia Highway) and south to Ziguinchor.
- The N5, running north to Kaolack via Banjul, (capital of Gambia).
References
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Category:Populated places in the Bignona department
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