Médina Yoro Foulah department

Médina Yoro Foulah
Department
Country	Senegal
Region	Kolda region
Capital	Médina Yoro Foulah
Area
• Total	4,702 km^2 (1,815 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	185,575
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (GMT)

Médina Yoro Foulah department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, located in the Kolda region. It was created in 2008.

It contains two communes: Médina Yoro Foulah and Pata

The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:

• Arrondissement of Fafacourou:
  • Badion
  • Fafacourou
• Arrondissement of Ndorna:
  • Bourouco
  • Bignarabé
  • Ndorna
  • Koulinto
• Arrondissement of Niaming:
  • Niaming
  • Dinguiraye (Kolda)
  • Kéréwane

Historic sites[1]

• Fortification of Moussa Molo Baldé at Ndorna
• Tomb of Coumba Oudé at Soulabaly
• Hamdallahi historic site

References

1. List of historic sites

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