Adéane is a small town and rural community in

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...

. It has a population of 2115 people according to the 2002 census. It lies on the southern bank of the

Casamance River The Casamance River () flows westward for the most part into the Atlantic Ocean along a path about in length. However, only are navigable. The Casamance is the principal river of the Kolda, Sédhiou, and Ziguinchor Regions in the southern por ...

, opposite where the

Soungrougrou River The Soungrougrou is a river of Senegal. It is a tributary of the Casamance River, and joins the river at Adéane. The river passes north from the Casamance, stretching to Vintang-Geregia. During the 19th century it was used by cotton traders, thoug ...

joins the Casamance, close to the

Bissine Forest Bissine is a settlement and forest in Senegal. The village is in Ziguinchor Department of Ziguinchor Region in the area of Basse Casamance Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). ...

. It lies along the N6 highway, connecting it to

Ziguinchor Ziguinchor (; wo, Siggcoor ; ar, زيغينكور) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000 (2007 estimate). I ...

and

Kolda Kolda ( ar, كولدا; Wolof: Koldaa) is a city located in southern Senegal. It is the capital city of Kolda Region and Kolda Department, a region known historically and popularly as Haute Casamance. History The name Kolda derives from the n ...

Geography

Villages

Villages in the Adéane rural community comprise * Adéane *

Agnack Grand Agnack Grand is a village in the Ziguinchor Department of Ziguinchor Region in the Basse Casamance Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). The region is also referred to historical ...

Agnack Petit Agnack Petit is a village the Ziguinchor Department Ziguinchor Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of three located in the Ziguinchor Region in the south-west of the country. The department has a single urban commune, that of ...

* Baghagha *

Bissine Bissine is a settlement and forest in Senegal. The village is in Ziguinchor Department of Ziguinchor Region in the area of Basse Casamance Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). ...

Diagnon Diagnon is a town in the Dolo Department of Bougouriba Province in south-western Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordere ...

* Koundioundou * Sindone * Tambacoumba

References

Rural communities of Senegal Populated places in the Ziguinchor Department {{Senegal-geo-stub