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Kolda
Kolda (Arabic: كولدا; Wolof: Koldaa) is a city and urban commune located in southern Senegal. It is the capital city of Kolda Region and Kolda Department, a region known historically and popularly as Haute Casamance.
The name Kolda derives from the name of the city's founder Koly Dado who first established a settlement near the banks of the Casamance River.
Kolda is the chief city of Kolda Department and of the Kolda Region.
The city is located on National Road 6, also called the "southern route" due to the fact that it goes from Dakar to Ziguinchor through Tambacounda, Vélingara and Kolda. Dakar, the capital city of Sénégal, is located 670 kilometers from Kolda.
Local administrative districts include Bantanguel, Doumassou, Ndiobène, Sarè Moussa, Gadapara, Sarè Kemo, Sinthiang Tountouroung, Sinthiang Idriss, Escale, Sikilo, and Faraba. Kolda is the main capital of the region incorporating the two departments of Velingara and Fafacourou.
Kolda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with two distinct seasons. The wet season lasts for five months, from June through October, while the dry season begins in November and ends in May.
Temperatures are hot to sweltering throughout the year. The annual average temperature is 28.7 °C or 83.7 °F, with a maximum of 32.5 °C or 90.5 °F in May and a minimum of 24.8 °C or 76.6 °F in December. Afternoons in the latter half of the dry season are extremely hot, averaging over 40 °C or 104 °F from March to May. However, in the middle of the dry season mornings are distinctly comfortable at around 15 °C or 59 °F.
As of 2002, Kolda's population was 53,921. In 2007, official estimations, numbered the population at 62,258 inhabitants. The majority population is members of the Fula ethnic group. Mandinke and Jola ethnic groups are also present.
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Kolda
Kolda (Arabic: كولدا; Wolof: Koldaa) is a city and urban commune located in southern Senegal. It is the capital city of Kolda Region and Kolda Department, a region known historically and popularly as Haute Casamance.
The name Kolda derives from the name of the city's founder Koly Dado who first established a settlement near the banks of the Casamance River.
Kolda is the chief city of Kolda Department and of the Kolda Region.
The city is located on National Road 6, also called the "southern route" due to the fact that it goes from Dakar to Ziguinchor through Tambacounda, Vélingara and Kolda. Dakar, the capital city of Sénégal, is located 670 kilometers from Kolda.
Local administrative districts include Bantanguel, Doumassou, Ndiobène, Sarè Moussa, Gadapara, Sarè Kemo, Sinthiang Tountouroung, Sinthiang Idriss, Escale, Sikilo, and Faraba. Kolda is the main capital of the region incorporating the two departments of Velingara and Fafacourou.
Kolda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with two distinct seasons. The wet season lasts for five months, from June through October, while the dry season begins in November and ends in May.
Temperatures are hot to sweltering throughout the year. The annual average temperature is 28.7 °C or 83.7 °F, with a maximum of 32.5 °C or 90.5 °F in May and a minimum of 24.8 °C or 76.6 °F in December. Afternoons in the latter half of the dry season are extremely hot, averaging over 40 °C or 104 °F from March to May. However, in the middle of the dry season mornings are distinctly comfortable at around 15 °C or 59 °F.
As of 2002, Kolda's population was 53,921. In 2007, official estimations, numbered the population at 62,258 inhabitants. The majority population is members of the Fula ethnic group. Mandinke and Jola ethnic groups are also present.