Oussouye | |
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Town | |
 Oussouye | |
  Oussouye | |
| Coordinates: 12°29′06″N 16°32′49″W / 12.48500°N 16.54694°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Ziguinchor Region |
| Department | Oussouye |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Oussouye (or Husuy in Jola[1]) is an urban commune in the Oussouye Department in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal. It lies in the area of Basse Casamance in the south of the country.
In the census of 2002, Oussouye had 4,052 inhabitants. In 2007, according to official estimates, it had risen to 4,239.
Kasa, a Jola language, is spoken in Oussouye.
The residence of the Prefect at Oussouye is a classified historic site.[2]
References
- ↑ Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
- ↑ "ARRETE MINISTERIEL n° 2711 mcphc-dpc en date du 3 mai 2006". Government of Senegal. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- This article is partly based on the Oussouye article in the French Wikipedia.
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