Kabrousse
| Kabrousse Cabrousse |
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 Kabrousse
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| Coordinates: 12°21′20″N 16°43′14″W / 12.35556°N 16.72056°WCoordinates: 12°21′20″N 16°43′14″W / 12.35556°N 16.72056°W | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Ziguinchor |
| Department | Oussouye |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,352 |
Kabrousse (also spelled Cabrousse) is a village in the rural community of Diembéring, Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal.
It is a coastal village located a few kilometers south of Cap Skirring. In a straight line, it is the closest place in Africa to South America.
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[edit] History
Kabrousse was once the kingdom seat of the Jola people.
[edit] Administration
Kabrousse is divided into three areas: Mossor, Kadiakaye and Nialou.
[edit] Geography
The nearest towns are Mossor, Nialon, Sucujaque, Nhiquim, Varela and Acuminca.
[edit] Population
According to PEPAM (Water and Sanitation Program for the Millennium), there are 1352 people and 188 households in Kabrousse.
[edit] Economy
With its beach and typical Jola architecture, Kabrousse's economy runs primarily on tourism.
[edit] Notable inhabitants
Aline Sitoe Diatta, queen and heroine of the Casamance resistance, was born in Nialou in 1920.
[edit] See also
[edit] Bibliography
- (French) Jean Girard (1969). Genèse du pouvoir charismatique en Basse-Casamance, Sénégal. Dakar: IFAN. pp. 364.
