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Kabrousse
Cabrousse
Town
CountrySenegal
RegionZiguinchor
DepartmentOussouye
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 • Total1,352

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.

History

Kabrousse was once the kingdom seat of the Jola people.

Administration

Kabrousse is divided into three areas: Mossor, Kadiakaye and Nialou.

Geography

The nearest towns are Mossor, Nialon, Sucujaque, Nhiquim, Varela and Acuminca.

Population

According to PEPAM (Water and Sanitation Program for the Millennium), there are 1352 people and 188 households in Kabrousse.

Economy

With its beach and typical Jola architecture, Kabrousse's economy runs primarily on tourism.

Notable inhabitants

Aline Sitoe Diatta, queen and heroine of the Casamance resistance, was born in Nialou in 1920.

Bibliography

  • Jean Girard (1969). Genèse du pouvoir charismatique en Basse-Casamance, Sénégal (in French). Dakar: IFAN. p. 364.