Bonconto Arrondissement
{{short description|Arrondissement in Kolda Region, Senegal}}
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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){{cite web|url=https://docplayer.fr/92067127-Plan-local-de-developpement-de-la-communaute-rurale-de-bonconto-rapport-final-approuve-le-23-06-2012.html |title=PLAN LOCAL DE DEVELOPPEMENT DE LA COMMUNAUTE RURALE DE BONCONTO RAPPORT FINAL. Approuvé le 23/06/2012 |access-date=Feb 21, 2020}}
- 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.leral.net/Inaugurantion-d-une-mosquee-construite-par-l-Institut-Mozdahir-International-Le-khalife-de-Medina-Gounass-benit-les_a170500.html |title=Inaugurantion d'une mosquée construite par l’Institut Mozdahir International : Le khalife de Médina Gounass bénit les actions de l’Ong chiite |website=leral.net |access-date=Feb 21, 2020}}
Notable people
- Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, founder of the international NGO Mozdahir
References
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